Hoda Kotb will be leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ show early next year. Savannah Guthrie will continue with a new co-anchor beginning Jan. 13.
NEW YORK — Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as the co-host of the “Today” show, NBC announced Thursday.
Kotb will leave “Today” in January after nearly two decades on the morning program.
Melvin, currently a news anchor on “Today” and a co-host of the 3rd hour of “Today,” will co-anchor alongside Savannah Guthrie for the 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. hours beginning Jan. 13.
Kotb will remain as co-anchor until Jan. 10. She said she made the decision to step down after she turned 60 in August.
“I am beyond excited and grateful,” Melvin said. “I’ve enjoyed just a lifetime of blessings and this is the latest in a long line of blessings.”
“You have all the things this job needs,” Kotb said to Melvin. “You are the right person for it.”
Kotb has co-anchored “Today” with Savannah Guthrie since early 2018, becoming the first all-female anchor team.
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