Jenna Bush Hager will host the fourth hour with rotating guests Craig Melvin will co-anchor the Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie following news of Hoda Kotb's departure. Nearly two months after Kotb announced that she was stepping away from her anchoring duties after 17 years to focus on her kids,

Melvin will also continue to co-host the “Today” show’s third hour with Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, and SUNY Oswego alumnus Al Roker. The fourth hour, co-hosted by Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, will become “Today with Jenna & Friends” with a rotating cast of co-hosts until a permanent replacement is selected.

Craig Melvin, who has been with NBC News for nearly 14 years, is moving into the co-anchor seat alongside Savannah Guthrie for the 7 and 8 a.m. hours. He will begin Monday, Jan. 13, after Hoda says goodbye to her morning duties on Friday, Jan. 10.