Ann Curry is officially moving on from NBC News to become the founder of a new media startup backed by NBCUniversal.

The 58-year-old television anchor announced Tuesday that she is calling it quits on her run as a full-time employee in order to pursue an opportunity with the network that "allows her the freedom to report on any platform and on any network, including NBC News, as well as any online or 'over the top' channels," states a press release, according to Huffington Post.

"This is about reaching for the edge of the future in journalism, which we know is undergoing an irrevocable transition," said the veteran anchor in the statement, reports Fox News. "In today's world of fragmented media, this is the time to seize the opportunity to improve the way we distribute and even tell stories. I want to expand my drive to give voice to the voiceless to emerging platforms and produce both scripted and non-scripted content, in addition to continuing to report on-air about stories that matter."

Curry also expressed her gratitude to NBC, which allowed her "to offer viewers a vast and diverse body of work, including a depth of humanitarian reporting I understand still resonates."

"At the same time, I can't wait to expand my reach and work with people I admire in other places," Curry continued.

Curry's departure from NBC News comes more than two and a half years after her emotional and high profile departure from the "Today" show in 2012.

In June 2012, Curry delivered a tearful on-air good-bye after she was demoted from "Today" co-host to "Today Anchor at Large and NBC News National & International Correspondent." She was then replaced by Savannah Guthrie, who started co-anchoring the show the following month. Nevertheless, Curry continued to work for the news outlet, making appearances on "Meet the Press" and "Nightly News."

Although Curry declined to give further comments about her movement at the network, Matt Lauer, Curry's former "Today" co-host, has publicly criticized how her removal as co-anchor was handled.

"I don't think the show and the network handled the transition well. You don't have to be Einstein to know that," Lauer revealed told The Daily Beast in March 2013. "It clearly did not help us. We were seen as a family, and we didn't handle a family matter well."

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