Hoda Kotb has been a co-anchor on Today with Savannah Guthrie since 2018, but the 2025 TV schedule will officially go on without her. Since Kotb announced her exit in September, the question high on the minds of viewers (and surely the network) has been regarding who would be her replacement.

Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as an anchor on “ Today ,” NBC’s morning show announced Thursday, keeping the major transition in-house. (Watch the video below.) Melvin was already the news anchor on “Today” and will begin working alongside Savannah Guthrie on Jan. 13.

Craig Melvin will become the new co-anchor of NBC’s Today, following the departure of Hoda Kotb in January. The announcement was made on this morning’s broadcast. Kotb’s final day on the show will be on Jan.

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.”

Melvin, an NBC News veteran of almost 14 years, will take the anchor chair in January, a week before Hoda Kotb’s final appearance as co-host.

Longtime NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin is moving up. Find out how his wife, Lindsay Czarniak, celebrated the big news and why she says this moment was unforgettable.

Craig Melvin, who has been with NBC News for nearly 14 years, is moving into the co-anchor seat alongside Savannah Guthrie for the 7 and 8 a.m. hours. He will begin Monday, Jan. 13, after Hoda says goodbye to her morning duties on Friday, Jan. 10.

Melvin will co-host the 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. hours with Savannah Guthrie The post NBC News Anchor Craig Melvin to Replace Hoda Kotb on ‘Today’ appeared first on TheWrap.

After announcing Hoda Kotb would be stepping back from her role as co-anchor, the "Today" show is announcing Craig Melvin will step in.

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.