Despite their unhappy reactions to the bourbon, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and the rest of the NBC team showed a lot of excitement and encouragement toward Craig Melvin about his new job. Guthrie shared that the announcement among the staff led to people breaking into applause, and Kotb said this to Melvin:

Things are changing at the Today Show. Hoda Kotb will leave early next year, and someone else will take her spot. Currently, Hoda is the co-anchor alongside Savannah Guthrie on the popular daytime news show,

Jenna Bush Hager will host the fourth hour with rotating guests Craig Melvin will co-anchor the Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie following news of Hoda Kotb's departure. Nearly two months after Kotb announced that she was stepping away from her anchoring duties after 17 years to focus on her kids,