Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the 'TODAY' show
Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb after the beloved co-anchor announced in September that she was leaving NBC’s “TODAY” show after nearly two decades.
Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb after the beloved co-anchor announced in September that she was leaving NBC’s “TODAY” show after nearly two decades.
Melvin, a news anchor of “TODAY” and a co-host of its third hour, made the announcement on the show Thursday morning. He will co-anchor alongside Savannah Guthrie for the 7 and 8 a.m. hours beginning Jan. 13.
“I am beyond excited and grateful,” an emotional Melvin said. “I’ve enjoyed just a lifetime of blessings, and this is the latest in a long line of blessings.”
Kotb said he was “literally made for this job.”
“You have all the things this job needs,” she said. “You are the right person for it.”
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