Craig Melvin is an American personality and a famously known broadcast journalist and anchor at the NBC News Channel and also at MSNBC. Before turning to a permanent position in January 2019, he announced that he would be having his news anchor position at NBC’s Today, and in October of the same year, he announced that he would be the co-host of the show Today Third Hour.
Early Life
Craig Melvin was born on 20th May 1979 in Columbia, South Carolina, where he was brought up his whole life by his loving and caring parents Lawrence and Betty Melvin. He was brought up along with two brothers- one younger whose name is Ryan Melvin, and one is an older half-brother whose name is Rev. Lawrence Meadows, who died from colon cancer at the age of 43 back in 2020.
Back in 1996, Craig was selected as the first African-American personality to be elected as the president of Key Club International. He went to Wofford College, from where he received his Bachelor’s in Arts after which he started serving as the senior counselor for South Carolina’s Palmetto Boys State program.
Craig Melvin Career
Craig began his hustle for professional life in 1995 when he was first appointed by NBC-affiliated WIS-TV based in Columbia, South Carolina, where he joined the channel as a high school student and worked as an “Our Generation Reporter” from 1995 to 1997.
After completing his college education, Craig returned to WIS-TV in July 2001 and started working as a news photographer and producer. Later he was hired as the reporter for the station’s morning news team.
During this time, Craig Melvin used to produce “Craig Cam” live segments. While being in the same place, i.e, with WIS-TV he was promoted to the position of news anchor and got the job of weekend morning newscast and weekend evening newscast, and finally headed towards weekday newscast.
While working at WIS-TV, Craig got the chance to work with several series covering major issues affecting education and homeless people in Columbia and many other important headlines or news-related topics.
He left the job at WIS in July 2008 and joined NBC based in Washington, D.C. where he started anchoring evening newscasts on weekends. After three years in July 2011, he started working for WRC-TV for MSNBC and was appointed to the position of the daytime anchor while contributing to NBC News as a reporter simultaneously.
From 2012 to 2016, Craig worked with many media companies including coverage of national conventions for MSNBC and working as an anchor for them, covering the nighttime news for TV One while being partnered with NBC News.
Rise to Fame
Craig Melvin was among the most talented reporters who worked for NBC covering the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016 and the same year he anchored MSNBC Live. In 2017, he hosted his true-crime show called Dateline: Secrets Uncovered which premiered on Oxygen on 21st July the same year.
In 2018, Craig started working from Pyeongchang County to report on NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in February. After the coverage, he was promoted to anchor the show called Today in September of the same year.
He also hosted the show Today Third Hour in October. In March 2022, Craig announced that he would be leaving the MSNBC shows to completely focus on his reports on another show called Today for NBC News.
Craig Melvin Biography |
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| Real Name | Craig Delano Melvin |
| Birth Date | 20 May 1979 |
| Age (as of 2024) | 45 Years |
| Birth Place | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Profession | Broadcaster |
| College | Wofford College |
| Qualification | BA |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 10” – in Centimeters – 177 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 85 kg – in Pounds – 187 lbs |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
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Family |
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| Father | Lawrence Melvin |
| Mother | Betty Melvin |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | Rev. Lawrence Meadows, Ryan Melvin |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is his wife? | Lindsay Czarniak |
| Children | Two (Delano & Sybil Ann Melvin) |
Personal life
Craig Melvin is a happily married man who is known to be living in Connecticut with his small extended family including a wife and two children. He is married to Lindsay Czarniak, who is recently known to be working as a Fox Sports anchor.
The pair got married in October 2011 after they met at NBC4 after Lindsay Czarniak returned from her coverage of the Summer Olympics 2008. The pair met each other, hit it off immediately, and reportedly started producing a love bond after finding their strong connection with music and Whatchamacallit candy bars.
For the initial period, the couple retained the secrecy of their relationship and later showed their romance in front of the public, and after three years, they tied the knot in Washington. Since the time of their marriage, the couple has produced two children- Delano Melvin in 2014 and Sybil Ann in 2016.
Craig Melvin Net Worth
Craig’s estimated net worth is somewhere around $9 million, which is combined with the net worth of his wife Lindsay Czarniak, who is a Fox News Sports anchor.
Trivia
- Craig Melvin is an Emmy Award winner personality who got himself pierced after he had to pierce the ears of his infant daughter. This showed his affection for his children and proved that he had nothing without the presence of his children in his life.
- Craig Melvin is very close to his Today costars like a family. The people of Today together show their concern for each other and often live flexibly and dynamically behind the scenes
