The NBC newsman is taking over the position from longtime 'Today' anchor Hoda Kotb Craig Melvin admits he’s generally not an anxious person. He doesn’t “really do excited” either. But reality was setting in as he welcomed PEOPLE into his Westport,

Watch as the South Carolina native is overcome with emotions on his first day co-anchoring the first two hours of 'Today.'

Craig Melvin is taking over the position as Today's co-anchor from longtime Today anchor Hoda Kotb, who said her farewells on Jan. 10 after 17 years at the show. “Those aren’t shoes you step into,” says Melvin.

Craig Melvin gets emotional when his wife Lindsay Czarniak and their two kids Delano, 10, and Sybil, 8, surprise him on his first day as co-anchor on 'Today.'

Craig Melvin officially took over as co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show with Savanah Guthrie on Monday, Jan. 13. Craig Melvin

Craig Melvin is holding down the Today fort with the help of a familiar face. Savannah Guthrie was noticeably absent from Melvin's fourth day as official cohost of the NBC morning show for a very understandable reason.

Guthrie was out on Thursday, Jan. 16, as Melvin co-anchored the NBC morning show with Laura Jarrett Craig Melvin isn't even a week into his tenure as co-anchor of the Today show and already his other co-anchor has left him.