{"id":132640,"date":"2024-11-14T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/craig-melvins-named-hoda-kotbs-replacement-on-today\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:37:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:37:00","slug":"craig-melvins-named-hoda-kotbs-replacement-on-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/craig-melvins-named-hoda-kotbs-replacement-on-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Melvin&#8217;s Named Hoda Kotb&#8217;s Replacement on &#8216;Today,&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We\u2019ve had a couple weeks now to let the news sink in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-qutting-today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoda Kotb is leaving \u2018The Today Show<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>After 17 years, the co-host stunned viewers on September 26 by sharing the surprising new:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While we applaud Hoda for knowing her own mind and for coming to a decision that benefits her and her family, the race is now on to see who will be filling her shoes on the Today Show panel. <\/p>\n<p>Since she made her announcement, everyone has weighed in on the topic, from longtime fans to studio execs \u2013 to Hoda herself! <\/p>\n<p>Who will replace Hoda on <em>The Today Show<\/em>? Well, now we know. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510141 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy-960x673.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hoda-kotb-leaving-mc-240926-01-3471d9-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hoda Kotb announces here that she is leaving the TODAY show.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Nathan Congleton \/ TODAY)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-you-re-on-craig\">You\u2019re on, Craig!<\/h2>\n<p>Craig Melvin\u00a0step into Hoda\u2019s shoes on  \u201cToday\u201d and lead the show into tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime NBC News journalist has spent  years anchoring and co-anchoring on MSNBC and as well as on The Today Show. In fact, since 2018, he\u2019s been co-anchoring the show\u2019s 9 a.m. hour, typically known as the \u201c3rd hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, he will step up to co-host the flagship 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. hours of \u201cToday,\u201d alongside Savannah Guthrie.<\/p>\n<p>However, NBC has yet to announce a fill-in for Kotb\u2019s other role, co-anchoring the 10 a.m. hour, which she does with Jenna Bush Hager and which is focused more on lifestyle topics. But there are still some ideas for that. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-other-frontrunner\">The Other Frontrunner <\/h2>\n<p>There were other names tossed around before the network landed on Craig. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big contender who everyone at the network is talking about is <strong>Laura Jarrett<\/strong> \u2014 she has a really strong chance,\u201d an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/who-will-replace-hoda-kotb-on-the-today-show-nbc-insider-explains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC insider has told<\/a> Us Weekly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s the anchor of Weekend Today; she is a lawyer like [Kotb\u2019s coanchor] Savannah [Guthrie]. She\u2019s a darling at the Today show who has risen up very quickly.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Laura is 40 years old and her mother, Valerie Jarrett, served as Barack Obama\u2019s senior advisor during his administration.<\/p>\n<p>She replaced Kristen Welker as co-anchor of Today Show\u2019s Saturday coverage in September 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-2048x1624.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-960x761.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1080x856.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1200x951.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510238 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-2048x1624.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-960x761.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1080x856.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-1200x951.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2170882270-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hoda Kotb attends the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by John Nacion\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-hiring-from-within\">Hiring From Within<\/h2>\n<p>Other options also work for NBC these days.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, they went with <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong>, but they could\u2019ve just as easily went with  <strong>Carson Daly<\/strong>, according to this same source.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other option is they could move around anchors,\u201d the insider explains. \u201cThey could put Craig with Savannah, or they could put [3rd Hour Today cohost] Sheneille [Jones] with Savannah.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also heard buzz around these parts about Political and National correspondent <strong>Jacob Soboroff<\/strong>, along with NBC News Now anchor <strong>Tom Llamas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these personalities are considered rising stars \u2014 and executives are aware that Al Roker, Lester Holt and Dateline\u2019s Keith Morrison all may retire in the near future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-1465x2048.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-687x960.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-772x1080.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-858x1200.jpg 858w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-scaled.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510239 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-1465x2048.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-687x960.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-772x1080.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-858x1200.jpg 858w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-scaled.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2147628557-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb at The Empire State Building on April 8, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Eugene Gologursky\/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For her part, Meteorologist <strong>Dylan Dreyer<\/strong> spoke to E! News and was asked to forecast who might fill Today\u2019s soon-to-be empty anchor chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think if they named anyone in our core group of people it would be surprising,\u201d she told to Keltie Knight at the 2024 People\u2019s Choice Country Awards, keeping things diplomatic and adding: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all filled in along the way when somebody\u2019s out. I don\u2019t know if anybody\u2019s made any decisions yet, but if it\u2019s one of the core group, I really don\u2019t think it\u2019s that surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-fan-favorite-choice\">The Fan-Favorite Choice<\/h2>\n<p>While it makes perfect sense to promote from within, there are of course many, many other options to consider outside the studio.<\/p>\n<p>And even some who have already auditioned live and have sparked fan favor with their appearances. <\/p>\n<p>Enter Snoop Dogg to the chat.<\/p>\n<p>On October 17, Snoop joined Hoda and Jenna to co-host the morning show and the reaction was electric! <\/p>\n<p>Fans immediately began singing the praises of the \u201cDrop It Like It\u2019s Hot\u201d rapper, and actually started to speculate how awesome it would be if he replaced Hoda on Today. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, now that Hoda is leaving the show, her only [replacement] can be Snoop ,\u201d suggested a fan on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510237 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2174952758-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hoda Kotb greets audience members during Chris Stapleton\u2019s performance on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d at Rockefeller Plaza on September 27, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-hoda-reflects-on-her-next-chapter\">Hoda Reflects On Her Next Chapter<\/h2>\n<p>When she made the announcement, Hoda referenced her young children, making it clear she needed to spend more time with her five and seven-year old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like we only have a finite amount of time. And so, with all that being said, this is the hardest thing in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perfectly understandable, of course.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Hoda will remain behind the Today Show desk until January 1 and will then remain within the \u201cNBC family\u201d in some capacity.<\/p>\n<p>In an October 9 interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hoda-kotb-opens-up-about-leaving-today-for-her-kids-exclusive-8724870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>People<\/em><\/a>, Kotb gave the perfect advice for the person who takes on the role when she\u2019s gone. \u201cWhoever\u2019s interested in that seat, and it\u2019s maybe the best seat in television, I think the best advice I have is to be 1,000% who you are, because that\u2019s really the key,\u201d Kotb said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the other thing, too, is sometimes to me, part of the magic is to be able to delight in the person sitting next to you,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s such a small thing, but sometimes when you\u2019re with someone, if you just let them shine. Give everyone a second, because who wants to be the person at the cocktail party who\u2019s talking all the time?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/who-will-replace-hoda-kotb-on-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve had a couple weeks now to let the news sink in: Hoda Kotb is leaving \u2018The Today Show\u2018. After 17 years, the co-host stunned viewers on September 26 by sharing the surprising new: \u201cI realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new.\u201d While we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-132640","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}