Today show issues statement on Savannah Guthrie’s emotional return to studio

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6 Mar 2026 • 5:23 AM MYT
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  • Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie has been spotted at the studio for the first time since her mother Nancy's disappearance.
  • Guthrie, 54, stepped away from her hosting duties on the morning program in early February when her mom first went missing. The search for her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, remains ongoing.
  • In her absence from the Today show, former host and a close friend, Hoda Kotb, has been filling in.
  • “Savannah Guthrie stopped by the studio this morning to be with and thank her Today colleagues,” a Today show spokesperson said Thursday. “While she plans to return to the show on air, she remains focused right now supporting her family and working to help bring Nancy home.”
  • Authorities have increased the reward for information leading to Nancy's whereabouts to to $200,000 and the Guthrie family has also offered a $1 million reward.

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