TODAY’s Craig Melvin is a proud dad to two kids, Delano, 10, and Sybil, 7, whom he shares with his wife, sports broadcaster Lindsay Czarniak.
Craig shared with TODAY.com that he has learned to embrace the distinct personalities his children have. While he enjoys the bonding that comes with coaching Delano’s basketball team, shooting hoops with him and watching sports together, Sybil has been the one to push him to embrace his emotional side.
Just before Father’s Day in 2023, Craig did an interview with TODAY.com where he opened up about his parenthood experience.
“In the past, I struggled with the uncertain and things not going as scripted,” he said. “When you’re a parent, 90 percent of it is unscripted. It’s taught me patience, for sure.”
Because Czarniak’s job as a sports broadcaster often involves weekend travel, Craig says the “division of labor” in their household requires him to be in charge of the kids on the weekend.
“I pretty much run a shuttle service on the weekends. We are always going somewhere,” Craig tells TODAY.com, admitting he loves the role. “I have found that to be pretty doggone enjoyable, because you can find out a lot about your kid by listening to their conversations with their peers in the backseat of your car. I enjoy the eavesdropping.”
Read on to learn more about Craig’s kids, Delano and Sybil.
Delano, 10
On March 10, 2014, Delano Joseph Melvin was born. On the day of his birth, Craig shared a selfie and tweeted: “My son already looks at me like, ‘really dad. Really?'” He also noted that his son’s nickname would be “Del.” Craig’s middle name is also Delano.
In June of 2022, Craig shared photos of 8-year-old Del receiving his first Holy Communion, along with pictures of his parents and in-laws, who were on hand to celebrate.
Craig tells TODAY.com that Del loves playing football and basketball and is a voracious reader who is also “a little dinosaur expert.” In November of 2022, Craig shared a photo of him and Del at a Kansas City Chiefs football game.
On March 11, 2024, Craig celebrated his son’s birthday when he shared a carousel of photos of Del’s 10th birthday party on Instagram.
He captioned the post, “In the blink of an eye our little boy went from the baby who made us parents to the fun loving, caring 10 year old kid we adore. I think one of the coolest things is when you find yourself just really enjoying the time you get to spend together as they grow, experiencing the things they love and seeing it all through their eyes. We had a memorable weekend celebrating. Couldn’t love this crew more.”
Sybil, 7
On November 5, 2016, Sybil “Sibby” Ann Melvin was born, weighing 6 lbs, 6 oz., 20 inches long. In an interview with People, Czarniak and Craig shared that “Sibby” was initially short for sibling, and was a nickname Del would call the new family member while Czarniak was pregnant.
Craig describes his youngest child as “the life of the party.” He adds that she loves gymnastics and dance, and also has started playing lacrosse, a sport her mom played in high school.
When Sibby started kindergarten, Craig shared a sweet photo of his daughter’s first day.
“You would be hard pressed to find anyone more excited about going to kindergarten than Sibby Melvin yesterday,” Craig said on TODAY about his then-5-year-old daughter. “She was ready.”
Craig also shared an emotional moment he had with Sibby at a dance recital.
