Craig Melvin (Olympics)

NBC News’ Craig Melvin handles his fourth Olympic assignment with NBCUniversal serving as a Winter Olympics Late Night Show host during opening weekend of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

The TODAY co-anchor previously hosted the middle weekend of late-night coverage and co-hosted a night in primetime during the 2022 Beijing Olympics. He also served as a reporter for NBC Sports during the 2016 Rio Olympics, and worked for NBC News at the Tokyo Olympics and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.

Melvin joined NBC News and MSNBC in 2011 and has covered a wide range of events, including political conventions, presidential inaugurations and Super Bowls. He has interviewed U.S. Presidents, Secretaries of State and other high-ranking government officials as part of his political coverage. Melvin also hosts syndicated “Dateline NBC” broadcasts.

Prior to NBC News, Melvin was a weekend anchor for WRC, NBC’s owned-and-operated station in Washington, DC. Before that, Melvin earned acclaim as an evening news anchor at WIS in Columbia, South Carolina, which is also his hometown.

Fast Facts

• 4^th Olympics overall with NBCU
• Previously hosted the middle weekend of late-night coverage and co-hosted a night in primetime during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
• Served as a reporter for NBC Sports during the 2016 Rio Olympics, and worked for NBC News at the Tokyo Olympics and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.
• Serves as news anchor on NBC News’ “TODAY,” a co-host of “3rd Hour of TODAY” and a host of “Dateline NBC” broadcasts.
• Joined NBC News and MSNBC in 2011.
• Melvin is a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina where he serves on the board of trustees.
• Active member in several charities, including the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.