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Craig Melvin ‘Under Huge Pressure’ Stepping Up as New ‘Today’ Host: ‘It Comes Down to Ratings’
Cast, crew and execs are all thrilled to have Craig Melvin as a cohost on 'Today' but he's under pressure to deliver, a source exclusively tells Closer.
The cast and crew of Today welcomed Craig Melvin with open arms as he assumes Hoda Kotb ’s empty seat, but the broadcaster now finds himself under enormous pressure to deliver after network bosses ponied up an eye-popping $7 million salary to lock him in, which is a big step up from his previous paychecks, a source exclusively tells Closer. The veteran broadcaster climbed the ranks at the network, ultimately landing the role of fill-in host for Today before getting his stripes as a full cohost. With Hoda, 60, lighting up her last Rockefeller Tree as her final farewell on Wednesday, December 4, any change in viewership trends will be chalked up to the change in hosts, which means “if things appear to be slipping, all the fingers will be pointing at Craig.” Without a doubt, the baited breath Craig is now waiting with before bigwigs check the numbers has got him under “a huge amount of stress.”
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