When it comes to hosting a morning news show, one thing is for sure – your wake-up call will be there long before the sun comes up.
result, Savannah Guthrie Give her a stern warning about her new behavior. today deputy anchor Craig Melvin.
Before joining today He was the evening news anchor for WIS in Columbia, South Carolina, six years ago and in 2008 became the weekend anchor for WRC in Washington, D.C., where he met his wife, a sportswriter Lindsay Charniak.
The couple share a love of sports.
As a result, Melvin admitted to staying up late last night to watch the National Collegiate Championship instead of sleeping in preparation for the 3:45 a.m. call time.
Guthrie was quick to scold Melvin for his choice.
“I slept late last night,” Melvin told Guthrie on Tuesday, Jan. 21, revealing that he “had to see if the Ohio State Buckeyes could beat their rivals, the Notre Dame Irish.” Won 34-23.
“Again? You know this is a marathon, not a sprint. If you stay up late watching football every night and get up early, this isn’t going to last,” Guthrie warned Melvin.
Melvin agreed with his coach, admitting he “had to recalibrate himself.”
Melvin has been hosting the first hour of the show today The show has been airing since January 13th.
during an interview processionMelvin recalls how he learned Hoda KotbDecided to leave the anchor desk to spend more time with my daughter and mother.
“I had two more dressing rooms than she had, and one morning she knocked on my door, which was very unusual. She said, ‘Are you free?’ “She came in and she said, ‘I just want to tell you something. I’m leaving.’
Acknowledging that “no one would give up these jobs on their own,” he said he first questioned whether Kotb was “sick.” When she assured him she was fine and just wanted to leave her post “at her peak,” Melvin pressed more.
“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you to leave?’ She said, ‘No, Craig, I’m fine. I’m leaving.’ I was completely stunned that after she left, I went back Her dressing room, I’m like, “Are you sure you’re okay? “When you’re at the top of your career, it takes a certain amount of courage to give it all up.
