There is a new Today show host in town … well, sort of. Craig Melvin, who has been a fixture on Today since 2018, will be serving as the permanent co-anchor on the show’s first and second hour alongside Savannah Guthrie. Melvin replaced the legendary Hoda Kotb, who stepped down from the position in January 2025. Melvin is a real pinch hitter for NBC and also periodically serves as an anchor for both MSNBC and NBC News.
While we certainly know plenty about his Today family, what do we know about Melvin’s real-life family? The new Today anchor is married to Lindsay Czarniak, and the pair have two children. On Melvin’s first day in his new position, Today surprised Melvin with an on-set visit from his wife and kids. So who is Craig Melvin’s wife and how long have they been together?
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Here’s everything you need to know about Craig Melvin’s wife Lindsay Czarniak and the kids they share.
Who is Craig Melvin’s wife?
Craig Melvin’s wife’s name is Lindsay Czarniak, and if her name sounds familiar, that’s because Czarniak also works in broadcast journalism and you’ve probably seen her work at some point.
What does Craig Melvin’s wife Lindsay Czarniak do?
Similarly to Melvin, Lindsay Czarniak is a broadcast anchor. However, she specializes in sports. She currently works for Fox Sports and has been with the network since 2010. She previously worked at NBC’s Washington, D.C. WRC-TV from 2005-2011 and then at ESPN as a sports anchor for their shows, SportsCenter, SportsNation and NASCAR Now from 2011-2017.
How did Craig Melvin meet his wife Lindsay Czarniak?
Melvin and Czarniak met in 2008, while she was working at the NBC affiliate WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., and he was a daytime anchor at MSNBC. Meeting at work, they were initially just friends, but then their friendship developed into something more romantic. They tried to keep their relationship a secret from their coworkers, but the news eventually broke. “That night when we met, there was something that clicked,” Czarniak shares in an interview with The Washington Post, “And it wasn’t necessarily that I knew, ‘I have to be with this guy.’ But it was like, ‘I don’t want to be with anyone else that I’d hung out with. It felt like being with the person that really gets you and that you’ve known for a really, really long time.”
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When did Craig Melvin and his wife Lindsay Czarniak get engaged?
After a few years of dating, they got engaged on April 1, 2011, in Miami. “No, this is not an April Fool’s stunt,” Lindsay said in a press release to WRC-TV. “We are, in fact, getting hitched—and we’re stoked!”
When did Craig Melvin and his wife Lindsay Czarniak get married?
Melvin and Czarniak were married a few months after their engagement on Oct. 15, 2011, at the Church of the Holy City in Washington, D.C. Many of WRC-TV’s staff were in attendance at the wedding. “We just wanted to hang out all the time,” Czarniak said in a Huffington Post report. “Craig’s the kind of guy that, when you’re talking to him, he has this gift of making you feel like you’re the only person in the world that matters.”
How long have Craig Melvin and Lindsay Czarniak been married?
Melvin and Czarniak have been married for over 13 years, which is quite a long time when it comes to couples in the public eye.
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Do Craig Melvin and Lindsay Czarniak have kids?
Yes, Czarniak and Melvin have two children. A son named Delano “Del” (10) who was born in March 2014 and a daughter named Sybil “Sibby” (8) who was born in November 2016. The whole family resides in Connecticut, with Melvin coming into the city to work at Today.
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