In the whirlwind world of morning television, changes in the anchor chair are always headline-worthy, but Hoda Kotb's recent decision to leave the Today show didn't come as a shock to her co-anchor, Savannah Guthrie.

Hoda Kotb may be leaving the Today show, but she assured fans that she won’t be stepping out of the spotlight by announcing her new project. "I have something that I am super excited about that's in its infancy,

"I'll hold it down,” Guthrie told PEOPLE of her co-host's upcoming departure Savannah Guthrie is going to keep things going after Hoda Kotb exits the Today show. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Gala on Thursday,