{"id":220296,"date":"2026-02-02T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/savannah-guthrie-skips-today-show-after-mom-reported-missing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:13:37","slug":"savannah-guthrie-skips-today-show-after-mom-reported-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/savannah-guthrie-skips-today-show-after-mom-reported-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Skips Today Show After Mom Reported Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/savannah-guthrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a> missed the Monday, February 2, episode of NBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> show after her mom, <strong>Nancy Guthrie<\/strong>, was reported missing in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheinelle Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong> introduced the \u201cdeeply personal story\u201d on Monday, sharing a statement from Savannah, 54, and her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department at 520-351-4900.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Footage was then shown of the Pima County sheriff speaking to reporters, noting, \u201cThis is very concerning to us. \u2026 She has no cognitive issues at all, she\u2019s very alert [and] of sound mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/savannah-guthries-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/savannah-guthries-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Savannah Guthrie\u2018s Ups and Downs Over the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAs upbeat as she may seem on TV, Savannah Guthrie knows what it\u2019s like to deal with loss. Alongside her incredible success as the cohost of Today, the television journalist has also had her fair share of hardships throughout the years. Guthrie \u2014 who shares daughter Vale and son Charley, named after her father, with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Savannah\u2019s mom, Nancy, 84, was reported missing by her family in Tucson, Arizona, at around noon on Sunday, February 1, the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The police department characterized Nancy as a \u201cvulnerable adult.\u201d She was last seen on the evening of Saturday, January 31, when she was \u201cat her residence\u201d within Arizona\u2019s Catalina Foothills area.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy is described as being 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The Guthrie family confirmed Nancy was missing in a Monday statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mother-of-savannah-guthrie-today-reported-missing-arizona-rcna257008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>NBC News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm this is a missing persons case, and the family is working closely with local law enforcement,\u201d the family said, adding that they are grateful for \u201cthe outreach, thoughts and prayers\u201d they have received.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4239931\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4239931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/XDown.app_HAHetqUXUAAYwM3-Nancy.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Nancy Guthrie\u2019s missing person report<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Department\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Savannah honored her mom on a January 2022 episode of <em>Today<\/em> when Nancy turned 80.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s lived a life of integrity and loyalty. She is a consistent doer of the right thing and the hard thing,\u201d Savannah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/moms\/watch-savannahs-beautiful-tribute-moms-80th-birthday-rcna13761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> at the time. \u201cShe\u2019s a truth teller, whether you really want to hear the truth or not. She\u2019s quick and she\u2019s smart, she\u2019s well-read, she\u2019s curious about everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah continued, \u201cShe has met unthinkable challenges in her life with grit, without self-pity, with determination, and always, always with unshakable faith. She loves us, her family, fiercely, and her selflessness and sacrifice for us, her steadfastness and her unmovable confidence is the reason any of us grew up to do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s going to be embarrassed by this, but I hope a little pleased because when I think of her I think of that old proverb, the one she taught me about the woman of noble character,\u201d the <em>Today<\/em> cohost went on. \u201cIt says, \u2018Her children will rise up and call her blessed.\u2019 And so we do. Happy Birthday, Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah previously praised her mom for raising her and her two siblings after her father, <strong>Charles<\/strong>, died of a heart attack when she was 16.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI knew something was badly wrong. The way you can feel it,\u201d Savannah recalled learning of her father\u2019s death during an appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/savannah-guthrie-father-death-rcna98604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMaking Space With Hoda Kotb\u201d<\/a> podcast in February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd there\u2019s like an electricity in the air. And I can remember my mom coming toward me to try to hug me and tell me really fast, \u2018Dad died,\u2019\u201d Savannah said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always think of grief as like this cup that is like a cup of water that\u2019s full and you carry it around when something like this happens and your water cup is full,\u201d Savannah shared at the time. \u201cWhen it first happens, you might have tons pouring out and pouring out, and then you just carry your cup around for your whole life and you spill it out, sometimes in little drops, and sometimes you just hold it and nothing comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-skips-today-show-after-mom-reported-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie missed the Monday, February 2, episode of NBC\u2019s Today show after her mom, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing in Arizona. Sheinelle Jones and Craig Melvin introduced the \u201cdeeply personal story\u201d on Monday, sharing a statement from Savannah, 54, and her family. \u201cOn behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220296","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}