Craig Melvin Named New Co-Anchor of NBC’s ‘Today’ Show

Craig Melvin will be the new co-anchor of NBC‘s Today show. The show announced the news Thursday morning.

Melvin will join Savannah Guthrie at the Today anchor desk in January after Hoda Kotb steps aside. Kotb’s final show will be Jan. 10.

Kotb had announced her plan to leave the NBC morning show in September, saying at the time that she would officially step away in early 2025 and shift into a new role with NBC.

“I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of the time pie that I have,” she added. “I feel like we only have a finite amount of time.”

Kotb has been co-anchor of NBC’s Today alongside Guthrie since 2018, and has been with NBC News for 26 years as both a correspondent and anchor. She launched the Today show’s fourth hour, anchoring alongside both Kathie Lee Gifford and Jenna Bush Hager.

More to come.