Craig Melvin is breaking his silence after an intruder allegedly came onto the Today show set.
“Hey everyone. I’ve heard from so many of you over the last few hours. I’m doing just fine. Thanks for reaching out. I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning on @todayshow,” Melvin, 47, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, July 16.
News broke earlier that day that an unidentified stranger walked onto the set in New York City and asked for meteorologist Al Roker. When the stranger wasn’t able to find Roker, 71, they confronted Melvin. The intruder allegedly lunged at Melvin and yelled a racial slur.
The incident allegedly occurred around 9 a.m. on Thursday after Melvin cohosted the first and third hours of the Today show with Roker, Savannah Guthrie and Dylan Dreyer. The suspect was reportedly detained backstage and arrested.
“There was a security incident this morning at the TODAY show studio. An individual entered an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A,” a statement from the NBC morning show shared with Us Weekly read. “The person approached anchor Craig Melvin, who alerted security. The individual was detained and taken into custody by law enforcement without further incident. There was no altercation, and no one was injured.”
The statement continued, “TODAY is cooperating fully with law enforcement as they investigate the matter. NBC and TODAY take the safety and security of our employees, talent, staff and guests extremely seriously. We are reviewing the incident and our security protocols and remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone who works at and visits our studios.”
Melvin has been in the Today show family since 2018. Six years later, he was announced as Guthrie’s coanchor after Hoda Kotb departed from the series. At the time, Melvin gushed that he is “beyond excited and grateful” to be following in Kotb’s footsteps.
“I want to, obviously, thank NBC and the folks here who deemed me worthy,” he said in 2024. “I’ve enjoyed just a lifetime of blessings, and this is the latest in a long line of blessings.”
“You know what this job is, it’s a lot of long days and short nights, and [Lindsay Czarniak’s] been there for me from the beginning,” he continued, referring to his wife. (The pair, who tied the knot in 2011, are the parents of son Delano, 12 and daughter Sybil, 9.)
Melvin officially had his first day in his new seat in 2025.
