It’s the dawn of a new day at The Today Show amid the 2025 TV schedule, as longtime co-host Hoda Kotb officially signed off on January 10. Succeeding her in that post is fellow series alum Craig Melvin,

Hoda Kotb celebrated her fresh start after leaving the 'Today' show and gave a shout-out to Craig Melvin as he takes over as coanchor

Hoda Kotb was the former co-anchor of NBC News' TODAY. She also was the former co-host of TODAY's fourth hour, alongside Jenna Bush Hager. Kotb previously co-hosted the fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford between 2008 and 2019,

Three days after Hoda Kotb said her final goodbye, Craig Melvin celebrated his first day in his new role as co-anchor of Today alongside Savannah Guthrie.

When Craig Melvin was announced as Hoda Kotb's replacement on the Today show for 2025, coanchor Savannah Guthrie and the entire NBC family were quick to celebrate the news. At the time, Kotb herself told Melvin - who has worked for NBC since 2011 and joined Today as a weekday news anchor in 2018 - he

During Monday's show, his "Today" co-hosts celebrated Melvin's new role with an emotional tribute and some big surprises.

Craig Melvin got a surprise visit from his family on his first day as a co-anchor for TODAY. An overwhelmed Craig wiped away tears as his wife, Lindsay Czarniak, and their children, Delano, 10, and Sybil,