‘Today’ Show Security Guard Fired After Studio Breach

NBC dismissed a security guard after a Thursday incident on the Today show. Anchor Craig Melvin, 47, was confronted by a man who yelled a racist slur and lunged toward him. The guard was fired because the suspect, Andrew Truelove, 41, should not have been allowed to enter Studio 1A inside NBC’s Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York City. Page Six reported that two guards were on duty at the time—one had stepped away, while the other failed to notice Truelove entering the studio. It is unclear which guard was fired, though sources told Page Six that the employee was well-liked within the building. The Daily Beast has reached out to NBC for further comment. The attack occurred off-air after Truelove entered the building looking for weatherman Al Roker, 71, but instead targeted Melvin. Security eventually restrained him before the police arrested him. According to the NYPD, Truelove was charged with burglary as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime, criminal trespass as a hate crime, and harassment. Melvin posted on X on Thursday afternoon, saying he was “doing just fine,” and shared a statement from the morning show addressing the incident. Despite the incident, both Melvin and Roker went on air as scheduled.

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