{"id":2584468,"date":"2026-03-27T09:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/savannah-guthrie-to-return-to-today-show-after-absence\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:46:21","slug":"savannah-guthrie-to-return-to-today-show-after-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/savannah-guthrie-to-return-to-today-show-after-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsavannah-guthrie-to-return-to-today-show-after-absence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584468&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Savannah Guthrie is set to return to NBC\u2019s Today on April 6 after a leave of absence prompted by her mother Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance.Nancy, 84, was reported missing on Feb. 1 in tucson, Arizona, and authorities believe she may have been kidnapped or taken against her will; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-claims-she-is-victim-of-hate-crimes-including-a-fire-video-shows-she-set-the-fire\/\" title=\"Student Claims She Is Victim Of Hate Crimes, Including A Fire. Video Shows She ... The Fire.\">surveillance footage showed<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-pepper-sprays-man-stalking-him-at-restaurant\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper Sprays Man Stalking Him At Restaurant\">masked man<\/a> outside her home the night she vanished.Guthrie announced her return during a Friday interview with Hoda Kotb, which will mark her first in-studio appearance on Today since January 30. the Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie\u2019s recovery. Guthrie described the comeback as bittersweet, expressing resolve to find joy and acknowledging the support of her broader family.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after absence<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2536732\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Today<\/em> host Savannah Guthrie is returning to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >show&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s programming, following a leave of absence after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4500028\/family-appeals-community-clues-nancy-guthrie\/\">her mother&rsquo;s disappearance<\/a>, according to <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/savannah-guthrie-return-date-today-show-rcna265445\">Today<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guthrie said she plans to return on April 6. She made the announcement during an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4502811\/savannah-guthrie-first-interview-nancy-guthrie-disappearance\/\">interview<\/a> with Hoda Kotb that aired Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4501018\/action-star-karate-champion-chuck-norris-obituary\/\">Chuck Norris, 1940-2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4502938\/project-hail-mary-movie-review\/\">Completed &#8216;Hail Mary&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4503022\/cultural-dominance-chuck-norris\/\">The cultural dominance of Chuck Norris<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uypseDVQH6E?si=ts8y2qNX7O-vsfmP\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-conservatism-must-conserve\/\" title=\"What Conservatism Must Conserve\">step back<\/a> into her role as host will mark her first in-studio appearance on <em>Today <\/em>since Jan. 30, just two days before her mother went missing.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Feb. 1. Authorities believe she was kidnapped or taken against her will at her home. Surveillance videos show a masked man outside her Tucson, Arizona, home on the night she went missing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A member of the Pima County sheriff&rsquo;s office remains outside of Nancy Guthrie&rsquo;s home, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo\/Ty ONeil)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Neighbors walk by a growing memorial for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of <em>Today<\/em> show host Savannah Guthrie, outside her home in Tucson, Arizona, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Felicia Fonseca)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Today <\/em>host said her return is bittersweet.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, she said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to be the same. But maybe it&rsquo;s like that old poem: &lsquo;more beautiful in the broken places.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She acknowledged that her return also means coming back to all the people who have prayed for and loved her. She said she missed the place that feels like a home to her.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4502811\/savannah-guthrie-first-interview-nancy-guthrie-disappearance\/\"><strong>SAVANNAH GUTHRIE GIVES FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE MOTHER&rsquo;S DISAPPEARANCE: &lsquo;I WAKE UP EVERY NIGHT&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to smile. And when I do, it will be real,&rdquo; Guthrie said. &ldquo;I will have joy. And my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer. And being there is joyful. And when it&rsquo;s not, I&rsquo;ll say so. And I have been so grateful to have this family. I consider this my family, my greater family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie&rsquo;s recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, left, and Hoda Kotb pose on the Today show set at NBC Studios on June 27, 2018, in New York. 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