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Craig Melvin Left ‘Stunned’ and ‘Sad’ By Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ Departure: She is ‘1 of 1’


Craig Melvin shared his true thoughts about colleague Hoda Kotb's surprising departure from Today after 17 years at the job. Inside his candid reaction.

Like you, I was stunned to hear she’s decided to turn the page but I guarantee her next chapter is going to make for an even more awesome story,” Craig, 45, wrote on Instagram on Thursday, September 26. “Obviously I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have,” Hoda said as the reason for her departure. Jenna Bush Hager broke down in tears multiple times during Thursday’s broadcast, recalling how she felt when Hoda first shared the news with her.

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