Despite their unhappy reactions to the bourbon, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and the rest of the NBC team showed a lot of excitement and encouragement toward Craig Melvin about his new job. Guthrie shared that the announcement among the staff led to people breaking into applause, and Kotb said this to Melvin:

Craig Melvin has been announced as the new co-anchor of NBC’s Today show, replacing Hoda Kotb. Melvin will join Savannah Guthrie at the Today anchor desk in January following Kotb’s exit. Kotb’s final show will be Friday,

Staffers chanted, “Craig, Craig, Craig!” at a staff meeting when Savannah Guthrie welcomed them to the “Craig era!”