Guthrie was out on Thursday, Jan. 16, as Melvin co-anchored the NBC morning show with Laura Jarrett Craig Melvin isn't even a week into his tenure as co-anchor of the Today show and already his other co-anchor has left him.

The camera panned to a crowded gymnasium full of family and friends gathered in Columbia High School in Columbia, South Carolina, Craig's hometown.

Craig Melvin's debut as co-anchor of Today proved to be an emotional one. On Monday, January 13, the 45-year-old broadcast journalist — who began his first day in his new gig — received a video message and a handwritten letter from his predecessor, Hoda Kotb, whose last day was Friday, January 10.