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Craig Melvin, a veteran NBC anchor, has stepped into a high profile role as the co-anchor of Today’s flagship hours. As he takes on this new position, people's attention turns to his wife, Lindsay Czarniak.
Czarniak has had a great career as an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and has also built a strong family life with Melvin. The couple who got engaged in 2011, have now been married for over a decade.
Czarniak became fascinated with sports through her father, Chet Czarniak, a former executive editor at USA Today. As a child in Pennsylvania, Lindsay played lacrosse and field hockey (People). She studied online journalism at James Madison University in Virginia.
Lindsay Czarniak got her start in sports broadcasting at the NBC affiliate WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., as a sports anchor and reporter. She received an Emmy Award for her work during her tenure there.
She later joined ESPN in 2011 and became the first woman to host the network’s coverage of the iconic Indianapolis 500. Czarniak has been a key figure at Fox Sports since 2019, joining coverage for Fox NFL and Fox NASCAR.
Czarniak has a career beyond sports journalism. She has played a role in the 2000 film Aquarius, and she acted as a news reporter in the 2010 horror film Ghosts Don’t Exist.
The love story for Czarniak and Craig Melvin began backstage at WRC-TV, where they met in 2008. The duo soon started dating and got married in 2011. The couple has since established a life together in Connecticut, where they live with their son Delano, who was born in 2014, and daughter Sybil, who was born in 2016.
Craig Melvin takes center stage as co-anchor of NBC's Today show
Craig Melvin’s new role was announced in November 2024. Melvin is now getting ready to co-host the flagship 7am to 9am hours with Savannah Guthrie after Hoda Kotb’s exit. Craig Melvin has been a key member of the Today family since 2018, serving as the news anchor, weekend co-anchor and co-host.
Melvin has been with NBC since 2011, when he came to MSNBC as an anchor and correspondent. According to an article by Today, he has honed his skills through breaking news coverage, political reporting and human-interest stories, all of which have given him the experience for this key role.
Apart from his work on Today, he also hosts Dateline NBC syndications. Expressing his gratitude Melvin said:
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"I am beyond excited and grateful, I've enjoyed just a lifetime of blessings, and this is the latest in a long line of blessings."
Craig Melvin also expressed his gratitude for his wife, kids and his parents. His promotion has been greeted by colleagues and viewers alike, with Guthrie describing it as one of NBC’s most popular decisions.
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