Craig Melvin will grow to be the brand new anchor of NBC’s At this time, following the departure of Hoda Kotb in January.
The announcement was made on this morning’s broadcast. Kotb’s closing day on the present can be on Jan. 10.
Melvin will be a part of Savannah Guthrie as the primary co-host of the morning present, a 72-year-old franchise that could be a revenue middle for the community’s information division.
Melvin turned a information anchor of At this time in 2018 and co-host of Third Hour of At this time the next yr. He additionally anchored a every day MSNBC present, however stepped again from that in 2022 to give attention to the morning present.
Kotb introduced earlier this yr that she would depart the present, having served as co-host since 2018, after the ouster of Matt Lauer. Kotb and Guthrie turned the primary all-female staff to helm the present.
Melvin mentioned, “I’m past excited and grateful. I’ve loved only a lifetime of blessings and that is the most recent in an extended line of blessings.”
Extra to return.
