Savannah Guthrie returned to her anchor position at the Today show on April 6, 2026, a little more than two months after her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reportedly abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie has been close to her mother since the death of her father, Michael Guthrie, when she was 16. Nancy Guthrie made repeated appearances on Today. During one of those segments, Savannah Guthrie said of her mother, “She’s quick and she’s smart, she’s well-read, she’s curious about everything.”
In late March 2026, Guthrie gave her first television interview about her mother’s disappearance, speaking with her former co-anchor Hoda Kotb. Through tears, she expressed her remorse that her celebrity could have been the reason for her mother’s abduction. “To think that I brought this to her bedside, that it’s because of me. I’d just say: ‘I’m so sorry, Mommy. I’m so sorry.’ ”
Upon her return, she told viewers and co-host Craig Melvin, “It’s good to be home.”