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‘Today’ Third Hour Sets Springfield Route 66 Special for April 30

The remote broadcast spotlights the birthplace of Route 66 with a public taping that leans into local culture.

The co-hosts on TODAY on Tuesday, October 2, 2019.
Craig Melvin, Al Roker, and Dylan Dreyer on the third hour of 'Today's March 30, 2026, episode, NBC.

Overview

  • The third hour of NBC’s Today will air a Route 66 special from Springfield, Missouri, on April 30.
  • The broadcast will originate from Birthplace Plaza in downtown Springfield with a live audience that can register on Today’s website.
  • Al Roker, Craig Melvin, and Dylan Dreyer will lead the on-location hour, and actor John Goodman, a Missouri State alum, will appear as a guest.
  • The segment will highlight Springfield’s food, music, and the stories that made Route 66, often called the Mother Road, famous.
  • The announcement continues the show’s road-trip specials, which last visited Tulsa in October 2025, and included light jokes after a promo graphic left Melvin out.