Craig Melvin will replace
Hoda Kotb after the beloved co-anchor announced in September that she was leaving NBC News’ “TODAY”
after nearly two decades.
Melvin, a news anchor of “TODAY” and a co-host of the 3rd hour of “TODAY,” made the announcement on the show Thursday morning.
Kotb will remain as co-anchor until early next year. She said she made the decision after she turned 60 in August.
“I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60 and to try something new,” she told her fellow hosts as she fought back tears.
Kotb has co-anchored the show with Savannah Guthrie since early 2018, becoming the first all-female anchor team. Guthrie praised Kotb for her “guts” and said she was exiting at “the top of [her] game.”
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