Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie will reunite at 'TODAY' desk, filling in for Craig Melvin on vacation
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“Savannah Guthrie announced on 'TODAY' April 9 that Hoda Kotb will be filling in for co-anchor Craig Melvin starting on April 13 while Craig is taking time off for spring break.”
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— Craig Delano Melvin (born May 20, 1979) is an American broadcast journalist and anchor at NBC News. From August 2018 until January 2025, he was a news anchor on NBC's Today, in October 2018, a co-host…
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— Hoda Kotb ( HOH-də KOT-bee; born August 9, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She was the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today from 2018 to 202…
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— Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (also known as the fourth hour of Today or simply Jenna & Sheinelle) is an American daytime television talk show on NBC, co-hosted by Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones.…
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“Craig Melvin is taking time off for spring break starting April 13.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Craig Melvin's tenure until January 2025 but do not mention a spring break starting April 13. No evidence supports the specific claim about his time off.
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— April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 272 days remain until the end of the year.
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— Craig Delano Melvin (born May 20, 1979) is an American broadcast journalist and anchor at NBC News. From August 2018 until January 2025, he was a news anchor on NBC's Today, in October 2018, a co-host…
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— Melvin Lindsey (July 8, 1955 – March 26, 1992) was an American radio and television personality in the Washington, D.C. area. He is widely known for originating the "Quiet Storm" late-night music prog…
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“Hoda and Savannah will reunite as co-anchors for the first time since Hoda’s final day on Jan. 10, 2025, after she announced she was stepping down.”
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Wikipedia confirms Hoda Kotb's tenure until 2025 but does not specify January 10, 2025, as her final day. No evidence directly supports the exact date mentioned in the claim.
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— Hoda Kotb ( HOH-də KOT-bee; born August 9, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She was the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today from 2018 to 202…
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— Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress, and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show Live…
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— Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (also known as the fourth hour of Today or simply Jenna & Sheinelle) is an American daytime television talk show on NBC, co-hosted by Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones.…
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“The two were co-anchors together for seven years before Hoda stepped back from 'TODAY' while remaining part of the NBC family.”
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“They became the first female duo in history to host 'TODAY' when Hoda was named co-anchor in 2018.”
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“Ahead of their upcoming reunion, Hoda had been filling in for Savannah as 'TODAY' co-anchor for nearly two months while Savannah was with her family following her mother’s disappearance from her Arizona home on Feb. 1.”
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“A search for Nancy Guthrie, 84, and an investigation by local authorities and the FBI remains ongoing.”
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“Savannah returned on April 6 to rejoin Craig in anchoring the show.”
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“Savannah appeared in front of the crowd while holding hands with Jenna Bush Hager as they joined Craig, Sheinelle Jones, Al Roker and Carson Daly.”
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