Craig Melvin is taking over the position as Today's co-anchor from longtime Today anchor Hoda Kotb, who said her farewells on Jan. 10 after 17 years at the show. “Those aren’t shoes you step into,” says Melvin. “We’ve put those shoes on the shelf, because that’s an impossible feat. I’m just going to wear my shoes and keep my fingers crossed.”
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00:00Some weeks ago, they were like, oh, what's it like to step into Hoda shoes?
00:02I'm like, those aren't shoes you step into.
00:04Like, those, I've taken those shoes, and we've put those shoes on the shelf.
00:08Because that's, that's an impossible, um, feat.
00:12I'm just gonna wear my shoes and keep my fingers crossed.
00:16Hoda was actually the second person I heard from after I found out that I was getting a gig.
00:20She said it's, it's gonna be the route of a lifetime to take it all in,
00:25to try to be as present as much as possible, which sounds, of course, like, like Hoda.
00:32Um, but you know, Hoda used to always remind me, we get to do this.
00:38Because there's some days where, you know, the kids have been up late, or you've been on a shoot,
00:41or you're just dragging, and, you know, you might complain about something, or,
00:46it's, you're just having a rough day.
00:48And she would always look at me and remind me, in that Hoda way, we get to do this.