Craig Melvin isn't even a week into his tenure as co-anchor of the 'Today' show and already his co-anchor has left him. Melvin, 45, joked about Savannah Guthrie's absence at the top of the Thursday, Jan.

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.

It’s Craig Melvin’s first week as Hoda Kotb’s replacement on Today but his cohost Savannah Guthrie was forced to miss an episode of the show. During the Thursday, January 16, broadcast, Savannah, 53,