Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb as an anchor on “ Today ,” NBC’s morning show announced Thursday, keeping the major transition in-house. (Watch the video below.) Melvin was already the news anchor on “Today” and will begin working alongside Savannah Guthrie on Jan. 13.

Two months after the 60-year-old broadcaster announced she was leaving the NBC morning show, her replacement has been revealed.

Staffers chanted, “Craig, Craig, Craig!” at a staff meeting when Savannah Guthrie welcomed them to the “Craig era!”