A Guide to the 'Today' Show Hosts' Families: Meet Their Kids and Spouses

The hosts of the Today show have shared several glimpses into their family lives on the show and online over the years. Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and more of the NBC morning show stars have welcomed children over the years. Kotb, who left the series in January 2025, became a mother in February 2017 when she adopted her daughter Haley with then-partner Joel Schiffman. “She’s a Valentine’s baby. She is the love of my life,” Kotb gushed on the show at the time. “I didn’t know my heart could feel like this. This is a moment in my life that I never thought would happen, and here it is, happening to me.” The pair’s family continued to grow with the addition of their daughter Hope in April 2019. “She is laying on the pillow right now,” Kotb told her cohosts while calling in to the show. “I’m feeding her. I can’t believe it. Like, I’m sitting here and, you know, you think that maybe you have gotten what you deserve, but man, I’m so happy she is here.” Kotb and Schiffman have continued to coparent their girls following their split in January 2022. Keep scrolling to get to know the families of the Today show hosts:

Five years after her divorce from ex-husband Mark Orchard, Guthrie tied the knot with her second husband, Michael Feldman. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Vale, in August 2014, followed by their son, Charley, in December 2016.

“Having kids later in life wasn’t so much a choice – it was just the way life happened for me,” Guthrie told Health magazine in April 2019. “But when I think about being in my 30s and what I was doing and trying to build a career, it would have been incredibly difficult for me to have kids back then.”

Kotb and Schiffman have remained cordial coparents to their daughters, Haley and Hope, since ending their eight-year relationship in 2022. “He sees the kids,” Kotb exclusively told Us Weekly in April 2022. “He takes them to school some, and he sees them on weekends. We’ve got a really nice, easy situation.”

She went on to note that she and Schiffman “make sure that the kids get plenty of him and plenty of me.”

When announcing her departure from Today in September 2024, Kotb gave a sweet shout-out to her daughters and mother.

“My broadcast career has been beyond meaningful, a new decade of my life lies ahead, and now my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie,” she shared in the statement. “I will miss you all desperately, but I’m ready and excited.”

Kotb’s kids were by her side when she bid farewell to Today in January 2025 after nearly 30 years working at NBC. 

Roker welcomed his eldest daughter, Courtney, in 1987, with his then-wife, Alice Bell. After their divorce, he went on to wed his second wife, Deborah Roberts, in 1995 and welcomed their daughter, Leila, three years later. The couple completed their family with the birth of their son, Nick, in 2002.

Roker became a first-time grandfather in July 2023 after Courtney gave birth to her daughter, Sky, with her husband, Wesley Laga. At the time, Roker let his Today cohosts know that he and his family “couldn’t be happier” about their newest addition.

Roker celebrated Easter in March 2024 with Sky, Courtney and Nick, while Leila chatted with her family via FaceTime. “Been awhile since I made an Easter meal,” he captioned an Instagram family photo. “Having family around makes the effort all the more worth it.”

Melvin is a father of two with his wife, Lindsay Czarniak, whom he wed in 2011. The pair welcomed kids Delano and Sybil in March 2014 and November 2016, respectively.

Melvin opened up about raising biracial children in a February 2024 essay for Today.com. “What we have done, deliberately, is really try to expose our kids to both of our backgrounds. We’ve introduced them to Black history as well as Polish history, which is Lindsay’s ancestry,” he wrote. “For example, during the holidays we go out of our way to incorporate as many Polish and African-American traditions as possible. Every January, we make the kids watch — from beginning to end — the entire ‘I Have A Dream’ speech and it always sparks conversation and questions.”

Craig teared up when his wife, kids, parents — Betty Jo and Lawrence Melvin — and younger brother Ryan Melvin surprised him on air to celebrate his first day as Guthrie’s co-anchor in January 2025.

Carson and his wife, Siri Daly, became parents before tying the knot in 2015. The couple welcomed their only son, Jackson, in 2009, followed by daughters Etta, London and Goldie in 2012, 2014 and 2020, respectively.

The Voice host shared a rare photo with all four of his kids via Instagram in November 2023. “Special night @ubsarena watching @ny_islanders & Cal Clutterbuck celebrate game #1000 honor with his family on the ice,” he captioned a pic of himself and his children decked out in New York Islanders merch. “Kudos to the all time @nhl hits leader! 💪🏼👏🏻🍺.”

Five years after saying “I do” with her husband, Henry Hager, Bush Hager gave birth to her eldest daughter, Mila. The couple welcomed their second daughter, Poppy, in 2015, followed by their son, Hal, in 2019.

“My biggest dream was to be a mom,” Bush Hager tearfully shared during an October 2022 episode of Today With Hoda and Jenna. “That’s all I wanted.” The following August, Bush Hager said she’d “like to have another baby” but that “Henry put his foot down.” 

Two years after Jones and her husband, Uche Ojeh, got married in 2007, they welcomed their firstborn, son Kayin. Jones gave birth to her fraternal twins, Clara and Uche Jr., in 2012.

Jones brought all of her kids to the Today set in April 2023 for Bring Your Kid to Work Day. “This is the first time my kiddos have seen me do the show in the studio!” she captioned an Instagram slideshow of pics from their special day. “I think it was good for them to see what mommy does every morning. I used to love going to work with my mom … I hope they look back on this day fondly too.”

Four months after Jones announced she was taking time off from Today to deal with a “family health matter,” news broke that Ojeh died at age 45 after a private battle with the brain cancer glioblastoma.

Dreyer tied the knot with Brian Fichera in 2012, and they went on to welcome three children — Calvin, born in 2016, Oliver, born in 2020, and Rusty, born in 2021.

After Calvin was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2023, Dreyer created a Today segment called Cooking With Cal where she and her son share how to make delicious gluten-free recipes. “I want him to still be able to enjoy food and not just settle for something,” she told Today in May 2023. “There’s a lot of recipes that just don’t have gluten. I can cook a lot that doesn’t involve breads and flours.”

In July 2025, Dreyer announced she and Fichera were calling it quits after more than 10 years of marriage.

“We began as friends and we will remain the closest of friends,” her statement read, in part. “Most importantly, we will continue to coparent our three wonderful boys together with nothing but love and respect for one another. Thank you as always for your support.”

The Saturday Today cohost married fellow news anchor Alison Starling in 2012. The two went on to welcome their daughters, Ava and Emma, in 2013 and 2015, respectively.

“Juggling work and fatherhood has given me a much greater appreciation for all working parents,” Alexander told Today.com in May 2016. “Similarly, my ability to empathize has grown dramatically since I became a dad. I feel the stories I’m telling much more deeply, especially about the sacrifices families make for their children.” 

The Saturday Today cohost gave birth to her son, James, in 2019 and her daughter, June, in 2002. Jarrett shares her children with her husband, Tony Balkissoon, whom she wed in 2012.

“Tony and I waited a while before we had children, which I think was super valuable because we just got to have fun,” she explained of her parenthood journey in a September 2023 interview with Today.com. “Kids are wonderful, but they can be extremely taxing on marriages. We had a ball just the two of us for a long time and I think that really set us up for success.” 

The Sunday Today host and his wife, Christina, got married in 2003, four years after which they welcomed their daughter, Lucie. Their family continued to grow with the birth of their son, George, in 2009.

Geist got a little emotional discussing his kids’ milestones during a February 2024 episode of Today, particularly Lucie getting her driver’s license.

“She pulled away. She’s driving in front of me and Christina and it was little emo,” he joked. “The first thought I had was, I taught her how to ride a bike in Riverside Park in New York, you stand behind her, you hold the seat. … And you watch her kind of go away on her own. And she turns back and goes, 'Oh, Dad's not holding the seat anymore, I did it.' And I had the same feeling.”