Re: Who is your pick to replace Matt Lauer on Toda... - Page 5

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

@chiclet wrote:
Steve Harvey..he needs another job...just kidding....

Yeah, about as much as Andy Cohen needs another job.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

Gretchen Carlson.

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

@LeoGrl wrote:
Lester Holt. He has a great voice and is already established at NBC. I know he does Dateline and the nightly news (I believe?). I noticed he made an appearance at the tree lighting ceremony last night and thought he had a good repoire with Savanah and Al. I immediately pictured seeing him in Matt Lauer's chair in the morning for some reason.

I think doing the Nightly News is the most coveted spot on network TV. I don't think he would want to switch to the Today show.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

Kelsey1995 · ‎03-09-2010

Willie Geist, or Craig Melvin

golding76 · ‎05-19-2012

For Craig Melvin fans, I just found this online:

Is SC’s Craig Melvin going to replace Matt Lauer on the TODAY Show?

BY POSTED BY SUSAN ARDIS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 03:32 PM

UPDATED 3 HOURS 0 MINUTES AGO

Craig Melvin, former anchor for Columbia’s WIS News, is being considered as the replacement for Matt Lauer on NBC’s TODAY Show. His name has made it onto more than one short list of possible replacements for Lauer, who was fired Monday from his position as anchor at TODAY after allegations of sexual misconduct.

Melvin’s fans on social media are all for him getting the anchor spot. On his Instagram account, when they weren’t weighing in about his newly grown beard, fans posted messages of support and hope for his advancement.

Contacted for this story, Melvin said that he can’t comment on the speculation of who will fill the anchor chair. Current and former staffers at WIS had nothing but praise for Melvin.

Kara Gormley Meador, former co-host of WIS Sunrise, says that Melvin “would be fantastic. He’s the real deal and has the personality and professionalism to step into the role” of TODAY show anchor.

In a tweet, Tim Miller, the First Alert Meteorologist at WIS, wrote that Melvin “is the perfect choice for the Today show.”

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Tim Miller@TimMillerSC

I know it's early in the process however, I think @craigmelvin is the perfect choice for the Today show! My first day at WIS in 2002, I was on the desk with Craig, he made me feel like an old friend. Craig is an outstanding journalist and very genuine.#ImForCraig @NBCNews
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According to reports, Melvin is one of the individuals being considered for the newly vacant post, along with recent hire Megyn Kelly, former TODAY co-host Ann Curry, and Sunday TODAY host Willie Geist.

Melvin, who was born in Columbia and graduated from Wofford, currently lives in Connecticut with his wife Lindsay Czarniak and their two children.

CRAIG MELVIN’S CAREER

2001: Started his broadcasting career at Columbia’s WIS as a news reporter and later as the anchor of the nightly news show.

2008-2011: Weekend news anchor at WRC-TV in Washington, DC

2011: Correspondent for MSNBC and the main anchor for MSNBC Live.

2012: NBC News correspondent

2013: Fill-in co-anchor for Weekend TODAY

2014: Contributing anchor for MSNBC Live

2016: Co-anchor NBC’s Weekend TODAY

2017: Correspondent for NBC’s TODAY

Ms tyrion2 · ‎05-08-2017

@silver fox wrote:
@insomniac2 wrote:
Reever, what does Rachel Meadow do at NBC?
@insomniac2 I'm not Reever but she has one of the top rated shows on cable TV. It's on MSNBC Monday thru Friday at 9PM.

For those confused, it is Rachel Maddow.

She has the top rated news show in the country right now. She does hard news, so I doubt she's a good fit for a morning talk show.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

I remember when he was on local TV in the metro-DC area, and when he ended up marrying the sportscaster, Lindsey Czarniak, who was at the same station at that time. Classy guy. Seems like he'd be a good fit.

golding76 · ‎05-19-2012

Krimpette,

Remember, too, that Lindsay Czarniak's mother was the principal of a prominent local Northern Virginia high school, Centreville High School in Centreville, Va.

I think Craig Melvin is "the one."

For some reason I feel compelled to add the following:

Of course I think Lester Holt would do wonderfully as a replacement for Matt Lauer. Holt is nothing short of perfect in his evening news slot. Because I think that he is more valuable to us and to NBC in that position, I do not think that NBC will move him. Therefore, assuming that Mr. Holt will remain where he is (for very good reasons), I choose Craig Melvin to replace Matt Lauer.