Craig Melvin to replace Koda Hotb on 'Today'

[Ali Gator]

Craig Melvin, the sexy 45 year old cohost of the third hour of today (along with Al Roker and Dylan Dwyer) has been announced as the replacement for Hoda Kotb when she leaves NBC after 26 years, on January 6. Kotb, 60, announced she was leaving the show and the network back in early September. 

Melvin will replace Hoda on the first hour of 'Today', which she cohosts with Savannah Guthrie. He will also take over the fourth hour of 'Today' at 11 am EST when he cohosts with Jenna Bush Hager, competing for audience share with ABC's "The View" (which has beaten 'Today' in that time slot consistently for years in the ratings).

Melvin had his own morning show on MSNBC, when he was tapped to move over to 'Today' in the summer of 2018. He was reportedly earning $2M a year to host the morning show, and will now earn somewhere between $3M - $4M in Hoda's chair, according to sources.