Craig Melvin

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Born
Craig Delano Melvin

(1979-05-20) May 20, 1979 (age 45)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Education Wofford College (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2001–present
Known for NBC News and MSNBC anchor and reporter
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children2

Craig Delano Melvin [1] (born May 20, 1979) is an American broadcast journalist and anchor at NBC News and MSNBC. From August 2018 until January 2025, he was a news anchor on NBC's Today , in October 2018, a co-host of Today Third Hour before being made permanent host in January 2019, and in January 2025, he became a co-anchor for the first and second hours of Today. Melvin also serves as a fill-in & substitute anchor for the NBC Nightly News .

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Early life

Craig Delano Melvin was born on May 20, 1979, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Lawrence and Betty Melvin. [2] [3] [4] He has a younger brother, Ryan Melvin, [5] and an older half-brother, Rev. Lawrence Meadows, [6] who died from colon cancer on December 9, 2020 at the age of 43. [7]

In 1996, he was elected as the first African-American president of Key Club International. [8] In 2001, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Wofford College. [9] [10] He is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and also served as a senior counselor for South Carolina's Palmetto Boys State program. [11] [12] [13]

Career

Melvin first joined NBC-affiliate WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina as a high school student, working as an "Our Generation Reporter" from 1995 to 1997. [14]

After college, he returned to WIS in July 2001 as a news photographer and producer, before becoming a reporter for the station's morning news team, producing his "Craig Cam" live segments. [14] He was later promoted to news anchor for the weekend morning newscast and the weekend evening newscasts before heading the weekday newscasts. [14] At WIS-TV, Melvin also created several series that covered issues affecting education and the homeless in Columbia, among others. [15] [16]

In July 2008, Melvin left WIS-TV to join NBC's owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV, where he anchored the weekend evening newscasts. [17] [18]

Three years later, in July 2011, Melvin departed WRC-TV for MSNBC to become a daytime anchor, while also contributing to NBC News as a reporter. [18] In 2012, Melvin anchored MSNBC's coverage of the national conventions for the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as TV One's Election Night coverage, in partnership with NBC News. [19] He also covered the Sandy Hook shootings in December 2012. [20] In 2013, he covered the Moore tornado in May, [21] as well as the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 [22] and the George Zimmerman trial in July. [23] [24] In 2014, Melvin covered the shooting of Michael Brown in August [25] and the murder of Hannah Graham in September. [26] In 2015, he covered the Charleston church shooting [27] as well as the death of Freddie Gray in June. [28] In 2016, Melvin covered the mass shooting of Dallas police officers in July [29] and was also among the NBC reporters covering the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. [30] That same year, he also succeeded José Díaz-Balart as an anchor of MSNBC Live, which would become MSNBC Reports . [31]

In 2017, Melvin hosted his own true crime series Dateline: Secrets Uncovered. It premiered on Oxygen in July 21.

In 2018, Melvin reported from Pyeongchang County for NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics in February. [32] He was also promoted to weekday news anchor on Today in September [33] and formed the cast of hosts heading Today Third Hour in October. [34]

In December 2020, Melvin co-hosted NBC's annual broadcast of the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. [35]

In March 2022, Melvin announced he would be leaving his hour of MSNBC Reports to focus on Today. [36]

On January 13, 2025, Melvin stepped into the co-anchor chair alongside Savannah Guthrie and replaced Hoda Kotb, who left the program the week before. [37]

Personal life

Melvin married then-ESPN sports anchor and former WRC-TV sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak on October 15, 2011. [38] They reside in Connecticut and have a son, Delano (“Del”), who was born in March 2014, [39] and a daughter, Sybil (“Sibby”), who was born in November 2016. [40] Melvin is a Christian and attends a congregational church. [41]

Career timeline

Awards

In 1996, Melvin received an Associated Press award for his story on innovative teaching, making him one of the youngest recipients to ever receive such an award. [17]

In 2003 and 2005, Melvin shared in the Emmy Awards won by WIS-TV for having the best newscast. [17]

In 2006, Melvin received an Emmy Award for his work as news anchor. [16]

In 2007, he was named "Best Anchor" by the South Carolina Broadcaster's Association. [17] [42]

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  2. ↑ Ray, Helen (May 17, 2019). "Happy 40th birthday, Craig Melvin! TODAY gang shares what they love about him". Today.
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  17. 1 2 3 4 "Wishing Craig the best!". WIS News. July 21, 2008.
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