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Craig Melvin's devastating family history revealed as Hoda Kotb successor named
After Savannah Guthrie confirmed on Thursday's show that Craig, 45, would be replacing Hoda, 60, he took the opportunity to praise his parents, Betty and Lawrence, and shared some of his back story.
Craig Melvin opened up about his devastating family history live on the Today show on Thursday morning as he was announced as Hoda Kotb's replacement Speaking about his Today role, he then said: 'People see us on TV every morning, what they don't see are the folks behind these cameras and downstairs, we have the best team in television news and I'm honored to be a part of that. In July 2008, he made the decision to leave WIS-TV to join NBC's owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV, where he anchored the weekend evening newscasts.
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