Guthrie was out on Thursday, Jan. 16, as Melvin co-anchored the NBC morning show with Laura Jarrett Craig Melvin isn't even a week into his tenure as co-anchor of the Today show and already his other co-anchor has left him.

When Craig Melvin was announced as Hoda Kotb's replacement on the Today show for 2025, coanchor Savannah Guthrie and the entire NBC family were quick to celebrate the news. At the time, Kotb herself told Melvin - who has worked for NBC since 2011 and joined Today as a weekday news anchor in 2018 - he

Craig Melvin is taking over the position as Today's co-anchor from longtime Today anchor Hoda Kotb, who said her farewells on Jan. 10 after 17 years at the show. “Those aren’t shoes you step into,” says Melvin.

Even though Craig is thrilled about his new adventure, he's also grateful for the opportunity and aware that he has big shoes to fill. In a post shared on Instagram on January 10,

The NBC newsman is taking over the position from longtime 'Today' anchor Hoda Kotb Craig Melvin admits he’s generally not an anxious person. He doesn’t “really do excited” either. But reality was setting in as he welcomed PEOPLE into his Westport,

On the first day of his new job as a co-host anchor for TODAY Craig Melvin got a sweet surprise that brought nearly everyone to tears. If you didn't know, broadcast journalist and South Carolina native,

Craig joined MSNBC in July 2011, where he was a weekend anchor for the network through 2014. He later stepped away from the weekend desk to try his hand at other opportunities on