Fri Apr 18 12:30:00 UTC 2025: **TODAY Show Co-Anchor Craig Melvin Takes Easter Break; Mike Tirico to Fill In**
NEW YORK – TODAY show co-anchor Craig Melvin will be taking a well-deserved break this week to celebrate Easter with his family. Melvin, who has been co-anchoring with Savannah Guthrie for the past three months, will be absent from the show all week. Filling in for him will be Mike Tirico, NBC’s renowned Sunday Night Football announcer.
The TODAY show announced Melvin’s absence and Tirico’s temporary replacement on its Instagram account. The post stated that Melvin is taking the week off for Easter, and viewers can expect Tirico to join Guthrie at the anchor desk.
This isn’t Melvin’s first break from the show; in February, he took time off for a family ski trip. He is expected to return to his co-anchor duties on April 21st. While the exact location of the Melvin family’s Easter celebration remains undisclosed, it’s speculated they will be at their Westport, Connecticut home, which was recently featured in a New York Times article.
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