Craig Melvin began his “Today” show run as official co-anchor on Monday morning and, to celebrate, his predecessor left him a little surprise message.
After 17 years co-anchoring the show, Hoda Kotb said goodbye to “Today” on Friday, with Melvin taking over her spot. To kick off the show, his colleagues celebrated the promotion, looking back on special moments through his NBC career so far.
But, as the show got well underway, anchor Savannah Guthrie informed Melvin that “there is someone who wanted to send you a message on this big day,” tearing up herself.
At that, a video from Kotb started playing, telling Melvin, “Craigor! It’s your first day, OK? How does it feel? First of all, I’m so proud of you.