Savannah Guthrie has extended her contract with NBC News, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Guthrie’s contract was set to expire at the end of the year.
Guthrie, the popular co-anchor of NBC’s Today show, has been the news as much as she’s reported the news this year. In the early morning hours of Feb. 1, 2026, Guthrie’s mom Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona home. Nancy Guthrie is presumed dead though her remains have never been found. Nancy was 84 years old and in poor health. She did not have her necessary medication with her.
On Feb. 10, doorbell footage of a masked man approaching her home on the night of her disappearance was made public. No suspect was ever identified.
A pair of notes from the purported kidnapper(s) were sent to local news outlets. The first demanded Bitcoin for Nancy’s safe return; the second note did not demand money but stated that Nancy died shortly after her abduction.
The second note reads, in full: “Guthrie Family, We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken. We believe it was heart related. She is buried in nature now. Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you can all find peace. We are truly sorry.”
Savannah Guthrie returned to work at the NBC morning show in April. Craig Melvin is her Today show co-anchor.
Guthrie is set to co-host the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with her usual collaborators Hoda Kotb and Al Roker. This Thanksgiving marks the 100th anniversary of the procession. The Macy’s march actually began in 1924, but it took a three-year hiatus during World War II.
Original Article on Hollywood Reporter