Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC’s “Today” after roughly two weeks away, rejoining Craig Melvin as the reason for her break remained unstated. USA Today reported that Guthrie resumed her co-anchor duties Tuesday, Sept. 8, after last appearing on the program Aug. 24. The account did not give a reason for Guthrie’s absence. Kristen Welker filled […] The post NBC’s Savannah Guthrie back on ‘Today’ following two-week absence appeared first on American Almanac .
Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC’s “Today” after roughly two weeks away, rejoining Craig Melvin as the reason for her break remained unstated. USA Today reported that Guthrie resumed her co-anchor duties Tuesday, Sept. 8, after last appearing on the program Aug. 24. The account did not give a reason for Guthrie’s absence. Kristen Welker filled in during the week beginning Aug. 24, followed by Laura Jarrett the next week. Melvin welcomed his colleague with, “Look who’s back,” before adding, “Savannah Guthrie, we missed you!” Guthrie joked that it was “back to school week, for everybody!” The return put Guthrie back in her regular morning-show seat after a break that included at least one public appearance away…Open
Carson Daly filled in as the main co-anchor on NBC's Today show this week, taking Craig Melvin's seat in a move that has viewers openly calling for a permanent shakeup. Daly, 53, opened the 7:00 a.m. hour on Tuesday alongside Kristen Welker, who was herself substituting for Savannah Guthrie. He addressed the lineup change at […] The post Carson Daly steps into lead anchor chair on Today as Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie both sit out appeared first on American Almanac .
Carson Daly filled in as the main co-anchor on NBC's Today show this week, taking Craig Melvin's seat in a move that has viewers openly calling for a permanent shakeup. Daly, 53, opened the 7:00 a.m. hour on Tuesday alongside Kristen Welker, who was herself substituting for Savannah Guthrie. He addressed the lineup change at the top of the broadcast, telling viewers that both Guthrie and Melvin had the "morning off." No further explanation was offered for either absence. The former MTV VJ and longtime Voice host is no stranger to the Today set, but his usual lane is narrower, hosting the "Pop Start" segment during the 8:00 a.m. hour and filling in alongside Jenna Bush Hager and Al Roker in the show's third and fourth hours. Tuesday…Open
The "Today" show anchor is on a family vacation days after a man with a lengthy criminal record slipped past security, confronted Melvin on set, and now faces multiple hate crime charges. Craig Melvin was missing from Monday's "Today" broadcast, with co-anchor Savannah Guthrie offering a brief, breezy explanation: "We've got Sheinelle in for Craig, […] The post Craig Melvin takes a week off after intruder breached NBC studio and hurled racial slur appeared first on American Almanac .
The "Today" show anchor is on a family vacation days after a man with a lengthy criminal record slipped past security, confronted Melvin on set, and now faces multiple hate crime charges. Craig Melvin was missing from Monday's "Today" broadcast, with co-anchor Savannah Guthrie offering a brief, breezy explanation: "We've got Sheinelle in for Craig, who's getting a little family vacation." Sheinelle Jones sat in the 47-year-old anchor's chair. NBC offered no further comment on the timing, just days after a security failure at the network's own New York City headquarters left Melvin face-to-face with an intruder who called him a racial slur and demanded to know where Al Roker was. The network is treating the week off as routine. The…Open
A 41-year-old man with at least eight prior arrests and a prison sentence for abducting a child allegedly slipped past security at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday morning, entered an unauthorized area near Studio 1A, and hurled a racial slur at anchor Craig Melvin during a live broadcast, moments after he appeared on camera in […] The post Man with violent criminal record caught on camera before allegedly storming NBC's 'Today' show set appeared first on American Almanac .
A 41-year-old man with at least eight prior arrests and a prison sentence for abducting a child allegedly slipped past security at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday morning, entered an unauthorized area near Studio 1A, and hurled a racial slur at anchor Craig Melvin during a live broadcast, moments after he appeared on camera in the background of the show itself. Andrew Truelove now faces two hate crime charges after the breach at NBC's flagship morning program, the New York Post reported . Video from the broadcast captured what appeared to be Truelove visible through the studio window over Savannah Guthrie's right shoulder, with a police officer also in view, while Melvin and Guthrie reported on a great white shark story during the show's…Open
An intruder slipped past security guards at NBC's Studio 1A inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, reached a restricted staircase, and lunged at Today show anchor Craig Melvin while shouting a racial slur, an encounter that lasted roughly eight to ten seconds and is now being prosecuted as a hate crime. Andrew Truelove, 41, was charged with […] The post Security failure at NBC's Studio 1A lets intruder reach Craig Melvin in hate crime breach appeared first on American Almanac .
An intruder slipped past security guards at NBC's Studio 1A inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, reached a restricted staircase, and lunged at Today show anchor Craig Melvin while shouting a racial slur, an encounter that lasted roughly eight to ten seconds and is now being prosecuted as a hate crime. Andrew Truelove, 41, was charged with hate crime menacing, hate crime burglary, hate crime criminal trespass, and harassment after the Thursday breach. He had not yet been arraigned as of the latest available reports. A judge issued a protective order mandating Truelove stay away from both Melvin and co-anchor Al Roker, Fox News reported . The incident raises a blunt question: How does a man walk past security guards stationed at a vestibule…Open
Savannah Guthrie told viewers she is leaving the Today show for several weeks to film the entire first season of NBC's Wordle game show in Manchester, England, her second extended absence from the morning program as her family continues to cope with the unresolved disappearance of her mother from a Tucson, Arizona, home. The 54-year-old […] The post Savannah Guthrie steps away from Today again to film Wordle game show in England appeared first on American Almanac .
Savannah Guthrie told viewers she is leaving the Today show for several weeks to film the entire first season of NBC's Wordle game show in Manchester, England, her second extended absence from the morning program as her family continues to cope with the unresolved disappearance of her mother from a Tucson, Arizona, home. The 54-year-old co-host made the announcement on-air alongside colleagues Carson Daly, Sheinelle Jones, and Craig Melvin, confirming she would head overseas to shoot the full season over the coming weeks. "Yes, we're about to do it, guys! I'm headed over to shoot Wordle over the next few weeks. We're going to shoot the whole season, and we're super excited. We cannot wait for everyone to see it." The show is expected…Open
A man with multiple pending criminal cases in New York walked into 30 Rockefeller Center on Wednesday morning, made his way past the lobby, and confronted Today show anchor Craig Melvin on a staircase near the broadcast studio, all before security could stop him. The suspect, identified as Andrew Truelove, was detained and arrested. No […] The post Man with extensive criminal record breaches Today show studio, confronts Craig Melvin appeared first on American Almanac .
A man with multiple pending criminal cases in New York walked into 30 Rockefeller Center on Wednesday morning, made his way past the lobby, and confronted Today show anchor Craig Melvin on a staircase near the broadcast studio, all before security could stop him. The suspect, identified as Andrew Truelove, was detained and arrested. No one was injured. But the breach raises hard questions about how a repeat offender moved freely through one of the most recognizable buildings in America. The NYPD confirmed it responded to a "disorderly person" call inside the building around 9 a.m. on July 16, 2026. Truelove entered through the lobby, reached an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A, and encountered Melvin on a staircase, USA…Open