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:

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

Jenna Bush Hager will host the fourth hour with rotating guests Craig Melvin will co-anchor the Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie following news of Hoda Kotb's departure. Nearly two months after Kotb announced that she was stepping away from her anchoring duties after 17 years to focus on her kids,

Savannah Guthrie's new co-anchor for the Today Show has been named ahead of Hoda Kotb's imminent departure from the show.

Two months after the 60-year-old broadcaster announced she was leaving the NBC morning show, her replacement has been revealed.

Melvin will also continue to co-host the “Today” show’s third hour with Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, and SUNY Oswego alumnus Al Roker. The fourth hour, co-hosted by Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, will become “Today with Jenna & Friends” with a rotating cast of co-hosts until a permanent replacement is selected.

Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a_m_ to 9 a_m_ hours of “Today.”

Hoda Kotb had a bold response to the news that longtime Today talent Craig Melvin will step in as her replacement in 2025. The 60-year-old Today show icon,who announced her upcoming retirement on September 26,

Melvin will join Savannah Guthrie at the "Today" desk in January. Kotb announced in September that she is leaving the program to spend more time with her young children.