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Craig Melvin’s Family Guide: Meet the New ‘Today’ Anchor’s Wife and Kids
Craig Melvin was announced in November 2024 as the replaced for Hoda Kotb on the ‘Today’ show
Craig MelvinJohn Lamparski/Getty ImagesAt the time, Kotb herself told Melvin — who has worked for NBC since 2011 and became a weekday news anchor on Today in 2018 — he was “ made for this job,” adding, “You are that kind of good. At a time when Lawrence was struggling the most, squandering money on drugs, alcohol and gambling, Betty Jo got a Master’s degree and took a second job to help make ends meet. Craig’s younger brother has joined the Today anchor on TV several times, including in 2022 when Ryan learned to swim at age 36 as a way to promote how important it is to be comfortable in the water.
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