‘Today’ show star Craig Melvin reveals sports anchor wife Lindsay Czarniak’s new gig

Nypost · Aug 10, 2026 · 484 words · By Ariel Zilber

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‘Today’ show star Craig Melvin reveals sports anchor wife Lindsay Czarniak’s new gig See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Craig Melvin is cheering wife Lindsay Czarniak’s latest career move as the veteran sportscaster landed a new gig with CBS Sports HQ.

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“Some breaking family news: CBS Sports Adds Lindsay Czarniak as a Host for @CBSSportsHQ,” the “Today” co-anchor wrote Sunday on Instagram.

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Claim 1: “Melvin, 47, has meanwhile climbed the ranks at NBC, where he joined MSNBC in 2011 before becoming an NBC News correspondent and later joining “Today.””

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Claim 2: “She previously worked on the network’s SRX auto racing coverage and has also handled USL soccer assignments, a CBS Sports representative told The Post.”

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Claim 3: “In 2013, she became the first woman to host ABC’s Indianapolis 500 telecast.”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state she was the first woman to host ABC's Indianapolis 500 telecast in 2013.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 97th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 26, 2013. It was the premier event of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season. Tony Kanaan, a nativ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Indianapolis_500

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lindsay Ann Czarniak (born 1977 or 1978) is an American sports anchor and reporter who works for CBS Sports as a host for CBS Sports HQ. She formerly worked for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter for N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Czarniak

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indianapolis 500 has been broadcast on network television in the United States since 1965. As of 2025, the race airs on FOX. From 1965 to 2018, the event was broadcast by ABC, making it the second…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indianapolis_500_broad…

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Claim 4: “the veteran sportscaster landed a new gig with CBS Sports HQ”

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Multiple independent sources, including Instagram posts via news reports and Wikipedia, confirm Lindsay Czarniak was hired as a host for CBS Sports HQ.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS Sports is the American sports programming division of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Skydance that is responsible for sports broadcasts carried by its broadcast network CBS and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Sports

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — College Basketball on NBC Sports is the de facto branding used for broadcasts of NCAA Division I men's college basketball games produced by NBC Sports, the sports division of the NBC television networ…
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Claim 5: “She later joined Fox Sports in 2019, working as a NASCAR studio host and NFL sideline reporter.”

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Sources confirm she joined Fox Sports in 2019 as a NASCAR studio host and NFL sideline reporter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a list of every person who has served as an on-camera announcer for the NFL on Fox:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_on_Fox_broadcaster…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current and former SportsCenter anchors and reporters since the television show debuted on September 7, 1979.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SportsCenter_anchors_a…

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Claim 6: “Melvin proposed during a private sail in Miami in March 2011, and they married Oct. 15 of that year at the Church of the Holy City in Washington.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the proposal in Miami or the specific wedding date and location.

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Claim 7: “The pair met while working at NBC-owned WRC-TV in Washington in 2008”

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Multiple sources confirm the couple met in 2008 while working at WRC-TV in Washington, DC.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Ann Czarniak is an American sports anchor and reporter. She formerly worked for Fox Sports as a sideline reporter for NFL games.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Czarniak

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web search NEUTRAL — 2008: Craig Melvin and Lindsay Czarniak first Meet. Melvin met his wife when they worked together at WRC-TV in Washington, DC.
https://www.theknot.com/content/craig-melvin-relationship

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web search NEUTRAL — The couple met while they were both working at WRC-TV in D.C. He joined the staff in 2008 while she was away covering the Olympics. Upon Czarniak’s return, the two became friends, and eventually share…
https://www.swooon.com/1212060/

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Claim 8: “Melvin interviewed his wife on “Today” on Aug. 3 about “Game Day Murders,””

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Claim 9: “Czarniak also completed her sixth NBC Olympics assignment at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games”

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Multiple web sources confirm she completed her sixth Olympic assignment with NBC for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Czarniak is returning for her sixth Olympic assignment with NBCUniversal, serving as a host for USA Network’s coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/bios/lindsay-czarniak-oly…

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web search NEUTRAL — Czarniak also completed her sixth NBC Olympics assignment at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games and this year branched into true crime as host of Investigation Discovery’s “Game Day Murders,” which e…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/media/today-show-star-craig-me…

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web search NEUTRAL — Milan Cortina 2026 marked her sixth Olympic assignment for NBC, where she served as a host for USA Network coverage.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/craig-melvin-celebrates-wi…

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Claim 10: “He took over as a principal weekday “Today” co-anchor alongside Savannah Guthrie in January 2025.”

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Claim 11: “They have two children: son Delano Joseph “Del” Melvin, 12, and daughter Sybil “Sibby” Ann Melvin, 9.”

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Claim 12: “The new role adds another major network to Czarniak’s lengthy sports broadcasting résumé, which has included stints at ESPN and Fox Sports as well as multiple assignments covering the Olympics for NBC.”

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Multiple sources confirm her employment history at ESPN, Fox Sports, and her repeated assignments with NBC for the Olympics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBC Sports is an American sports programming division for NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, and owned and operated through its subsidiary NBC Sports Group, that is responsible for sports broadcasts…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SportsCenter (SC) is an American television sports news broadcasting show broadcast by ESPN and ABC. Originally anchored by Chris Berman, George Grande, Greg Gumbel, Lee Leonard, Bob Ley, Sal Marchian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SportsCenter

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Claim 13: “this year branched into true crime as host of Investigation Discovery’s “Game Day Murders,””

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Only one provided web search result (from a news article about Craig Melvin) mentions her hosting 'Game Day Murders' on Investigation Discovery. Other search results for 'Lindsay' were irrelevant (Lindsay Lohan, etc.).

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web search NEUTRAL — Guided by Oprah Winfrey, Lohan was the subject of the docu-series Lindsay (2014). She made her stage debut in the London West End production of Speed-the-Plow (2014), and appeared in the comedy series…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay (/ ˈlɪnzi /) is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_(name)

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Lindsay Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months – in January 2023.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/25/lindsay…

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Claim 14: “The 48-year-old broadcaster spent six years at ESPN beginning in 2011, where she anchored “SportsCenter” and other programs.”

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Sources confirm she spent six years at ESPN starting in 2011 anchoring SportsCenter. One source explicitly mentions her as 'The 48-year-old', aligning with her birth year (1977/1978) mentioned in Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sara Elizabeth Walsh (born April 12, 1978) is an American sportscaster who currently works for NFL Network. She worked for ESPN from 2010 to 2017. Walsh came to ESPN from WUSA in Washington, D.C., whe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Walsh

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Claim 15: “Their first formal date was at Café Atlantico in Washington that October [2009].”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific date at Café Atlantico in October 2009.

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