Dressed in a navy suit and yellow tie that his wife and kids picked out for the occasion, Craig stands at the TODAY desk reading over copy when music begins playing. He looks up, surprised, as the first verse of Hootie and Blowfish’s “Let Her Cry” comes through the studio speakers.

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Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and, of course, Hoda Kotb marked the end of an era during Today’s “Hoda-bration,” a special week filled with tributes, laughs and lots of tears as the longtime morning television show bid the beloved anchor goodbye.