“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you out?’ She’s like, ‘No Craig, I’m OK. I’m leaving,’” he recalled. “I was legit stunned, so much so that after she left, I went back to her dressing room, and I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ It takes a certain kind of courage to leave anything when you’re at the height of your game.”

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.

Craig Melvin had the opportunity to see Taylor Swift's Eras Tour with his Today co-host Savannah Guthrie—but ultimately turned down the experience for a different outing. Melvin, 45, reflected on missing the record-breaking concert series while exclusively chatting with Parade for the Jan.

Hoda Kotb exited the 'Today' show on Jan. 10, making way for Melvin to replace her in the co-anchor seat It’s the start of a new era on the Today show. After Hoda Kotb exited the NBC morning show on Friday,

The Westport resident will replace Hota Kotb on NBC's "Today" show, co-anchoring with Savannah Guthrie starting Jan. 13.

Craig Melvin was named as Hoda Kotb’s replacement as a coanchor on ‘Today’ after she announced her departure from the show

Here's how Craig Melvin spent his first day co-anchoring TODAY with Savannah Guthrie. Live updates on Craig Melvin's first day co-anchoring TODAY.

Craig Melvin is getting ready to start his new chapter as co-anchor of TODAY. In November 2024, nearly two months after Hoda shared her decision to leave TODAY, Craig was announced as the new face that will sit alongside Savannah Guthrie in the mornings.

Craig Melvin made his official debut as a Today show co-anchor during the Monday, January 13, broadcast, and there was no shortage of emotion on the set. After a tribute video pla

Wofford College alumni dressed in black and gold and carrying signs were in the plaza outside the Today Show studios in Rockefeller Center Monday to cheer on their fellow graduate and South Carolina native Craig Melvin on his first day as co-anchor of the Today Show.

WASHINGTON — It's a new week and a new era for "Today" as Craig Melvin kicks off his tenure ... host of the 3rd hour of the show alongside Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones.

Craig Melvin is getting ready to start his new chapter ... He will also continue to co-host the 3rd hour of TODAY with Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones. While Craig is replacing Hoda ...