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Hoda Kotb Reveals Who She Wants to Replace Her On ‘Today’
Craig Melvin is feeling the emotion from his Today family.
After it was announced that the seasoned writer would articulation Savannah Guthrie as co-anchor of Today, pursuing Hoda Kotb’s status successful January, Craig was met with emotion from his colleagues.
“The larger unit recovered retired this greeting and radical broke into applause” Savannah said during the Nov. 14 amusement portion connected the sofa with Craig, Hoda, Jenna Bush Hager, Carson Daly and Sheinelle Jones. “This is 1 of the astir fashionable decisions NBC quality has ever made.”
Hoda, who revealed that her past time would beryllium Jan. 10, gushed implicit Craig’s moment, which she believes helium has been acceptable for.
“You were made for this job,” she told him. “You were virtually made for this occupation you are that benignant of good. You person each the things that this occupation needs, you’re the close idiosyncratic for it.”
And while Al Roker was missing from the newscast, helium appeared via a video telephone to observe with the team.
The seasoned weathercaster recalled having a speech with Craig who was tense to initially articulation Today back successful 2018. But helium had religion helium was coming to the close team.
“I knew that this time would come. I watched you grow,” Al exclaimed. “I’ve seen you arsenic a journalist. But much importantly, I’ve seen you arsenic a dad, arsenic a son, each the things that marque you who you are. I americium truthful arrogant and truthful blessed for you close now, due to the fact that you are truthful worthy of this. I astir don’t person the words.”
"I americium truthful arrogant and truthful blessed for you close present due to the fact that you are truthful worthy of this. I astir don't person the words." — @AlRoker to @CraigMelvin.
Melvin volition go co-anchor of TODAY alongside Savannah Guthrie successful 2025. pic.twitter.com/3J9O1n7tcD
Craig—who was talented a container of tissues—held backmost tears arsenic helium thanked his Today family.
“I privation radical to know,” helium said to the women of the couch, “I didn’t person sisters, but you guys are the sisters that I ne'er knew that I need.”
And to Hoda specifically, helium spoke astir however overmuch it means to beryllium stepping into her shoes. “It means a batch to inherit this from you,” the NBC News said. “You person been the bosom of this spot for a agelong time. You saved the show.”
Making definite helium reassured the viewers and co-anchors the amusement would beryllium successful bully hands, Craig quipped, “I’ll effort not to screw it up.”
In September, Hoda announced her determination to measurement distant from Today to absorption connected her children, Haley, 7, and Hope, 5.
"I get 1 ride, that's it," she explained to E! News successful October. "You lone got 1 life, right? You're the chooser."
(E! and NBC News are portion of the NBCUniversal family).
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