When it comes to hosting a morning news show, one thing is for sure – your wake-up call comes long before sunrise.
As a result, Savannah Guthrie She has a stern warning for her new arrival today Quancur Craig Melvin.
Before joining today Six years ago, he It was the evening news An anchor for WIS in Columbia, South Carolina, and a weekend anchor for WRC in Washington, D.C., in 2008, where he met his wife, a sports reporter. Lindsey Czarniak.
The husband and wife share a mutual love of sports.
As a result, Melvin admitted to staying up late last night to watch the College National Championship instead of going to bed in preparation for the 3:45 a.m. call time.
Guthrie was quick to reprimand Melvin for his choices.
“I was up late last night,” Melvin told Guthrie on Tuesday, January 21, revealing that he “had to see if the Ohio State Buckeyes could beat their opponents,” the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, which they did. 34-23.
“Again? You know this is a marathon, not a sprint. “If you stay up every night watching football and wake up early, this can't continue,” Guthrie warned Melvin.
Melvin agreed with his assistant, admitting that “he's going to have to rehabilitate myself.”
Melvin was anchoring the first hour of today Offer since January 13. However, it has been a staple during the third hour of the show for the past several years.
in Interview with processionMelvin remembers how he found out Hoda KotbThe decision to move away from the tenure track office in order to spend more time with her daughters and mother.
“My dressing room is two rooms away from hers, and she knocked on my door one morning, which was unusual. She's like, 'Do you have a moment?' She walks in and says, 'I just wanted to tell you something. I'm leaving.'
He admitted that “nobody leaves these jobs on their own,” and said he first wondered whether Qutb was “sick.” When she assured him that she was fine and simply wanted to leave her position while she was “at the top,” Melvin pressed harder.
“I was like, 'Are they forcing you out?' She says, “No, Craig, I'm fine.” I'm leaving. I was so distraught that after she left, I went back to her dressing room and said, “Are you sure you're okay?” It takes a certain kind of courage to let go of anything when you're at the peak of your game.
