Savannah Guthrie unknowingly put a damper on Today cohost Craig Melvin‘s 2010 date night with future wife Lindsay Czarniak.
Craig, 45, was dating Lindsay, 47, while they were working together at Washington D.C.’s NBC affiliate WRC-TV. He started working there as a weekend anchor in 2008, and she was a sports reporter.
“I remember vividly one time we went out to dinner,” Craig told Parade in an interview published on Friday, January 17, saying that he wanted to go for a nightcap but Lindsay turned him down, saying she had to get up early the next morning to appear on Savannah, 53, and Chuck Todd‘s MSNBC show, The Daily Rundown.
“I was like, ‘The show with Chuck and Savannah?’ I [thought], ‘Screw Chuck and Savannah [for] taking you away early,’” he joked to the outlet.
Craig made sure to tune in to find out if Lindsay had made up an excuse to get out of their date.
“I remember the first time that I saw her on the show. She was wearing this yellow dress. Yellow is her favorite color,” he explained after watching Lindsay on The Daily Rundown. “I just wanted to make sure she wasn’t trying to blow me off, so I woke up the next morning to actually watch, and there she was. So it’s kind of full-circle.”
Craig and Lindsay were both working in Washington D.C. when Savannah was also based out of the nation’s capital. As a result, they ended up becoming fast friends.
“I immediately was like: That guy is good. He’s different. He’s an original,” Savannah said of watching Craig at the anchor desk on WRC-TV.
“You know, [Craig’s] wife, Lindsay, and my husband, Mike [Feldman], have all known each other for a thousand years. I’ve known Lindsay for longer,” the Arizona native continued. “I thought she was amazing. We love her. And then I’m like, ‘Oh, my gosh, they’re dating.’”