{"id":230609,"date":"2026-03-25T13:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/savannah-guthrie-gives-first-interview-since-moms-kidnapping\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:45:44","slug":"savannah-guthrie-gives-first-interview-since-moms-kidnapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/savannah-guthrie-gives-first-interview-since-moms-kidnapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Gives First Interview Since Mom&#8217;s Kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/savannah-guthrie-return-to-today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">return to <em>The Today Show<\/em><\/a> for work, she\u2019s returning as a guest.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah Guthrie sat down for her first interview since her mother disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>It has been over 50 days. <\/p>\n<p>In an emotional and tearful talk, Savannah shares her raw grief and her family\u2019s ongoing pain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie gives her first interview since this nightmare began.\" class=\"wp-image-551382 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During her first interview since her mother\u2019s disappearance, Savannah Guthrie explains that she and her family are in agony.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-is-her-first-interview-since-this-nightmare-began\">This is her first interview since this nightmare began<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday, March 25, <em>The Today Show<\/em> aired its first heartbreaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ui89S69hW0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clip<\/a> of Savannah\u2019s first interview since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/nancy-guthrie-abductor-may-strike-again-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her mother\u2019s abduction<\/a> and presumed death.<\/p>\n<p>The clip shows her speaking with longtime friend and colleague Hoda Kotb, both women in tears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone needs to do the right thing,\u201d Savannah expresses in the preview video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in agony,\u201d she adds, referring to herself and the rest of her family, including siblings Annie and Camron, all of whom feel as though they are in limbo. \u201cIt is unbearable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emotional, Savannah adds: \u201cAnd to think of what she went through.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preview: Savannah Guthrie Speaks to Hoda Kotb About Her Mother&#039;s Disappearance\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ui89S69hW0I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the interview preview continues, we can hear more as the longtime anchor describes her state of mind for the past 53 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wake up every night \u2014 in the middle of the night every night,\u201d Savannah reveals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in the darkness I imagine her terror and it is unthinkable,\u201d she describes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut those thoughts demand to be thought,\u201d Savannah emphasizes, \u201cand I will not hide my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then affirms: \u201cBut she needs to come home. Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb listens as Savannah Guthrie gives her first interview about her mother's disappearance.\" class=\"wp-image-551383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped.png 1648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hoda Kotb listens as Savannah Guthrie gives her first interview about her mother's disappearance.\" class=\"wp-image-551383 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped.png 1648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_hodakotb_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A horrified Hoda Kotb holds back tears as longtime friend and colleague Savannah Guthrie speaks about where things stand.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-full-interview-will-contain-much-more\">The full interview will contain much more<\/h2>\n<p>Back at the anchor desk, Hoda speaks to her colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>The tone could not be more somber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you\u2019ll see in these coming days,\u201d she tells the others, \u201cshe talks about the investigation. She talks about her faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoda explains to the others that Savannah\u2019s hope is that someone has or will see something.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, that this person will then <em>say <\/em>something.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin, and Al Roker\" class=\"wp-image-551385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin, and Al Roker\" class=\"wp-image-551385 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carson Daly, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin, and Al Roker sit at \u2018The Today Show\u2019 desk to discuss a very serious topic.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We want to emphasize that, officially, Nancy Guthrie has not been declared dead. This is a missing persons case.<\/p>\n<p>However, we\u2019re talking about an elderly woman who has been missing for over 50 days.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe that she was kidnapped in the night.<\/p>\n<p>She is also without her daily medication.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever happened and whenever it happened, many believe that the best that Savannah and her loved ones can hope for is to lay their mother to rest. And, perhaps, to get justice for their mother.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie speaks to Hoda Kotb in her first interview since Nancy disappeared.\" class=\"wp-image-551384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie speaks to Hoda Kotb in her first interview since Nancy disappeared.\" class=\"wp-image-551384 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0325_today_use_savannahguthrie_01-Cropped.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A tearful Savannah Guthrie urges someone out there to do the right thing.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-hasn-t-someone-come-forward\">Why hasn\u2019t someone come forward?<\/h2>\n<p>It is possible that Nancy Guthrie\u2019s kidnapper accidentally killed her during the course of the kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>(Most experts seem to agree that this person was an amateur hoping to make easy money by targeting a vulnerable elderly woman.)<\/p>\n<p>It is also possible that she died due to medical reasons, such as lack of access to her daily medication.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the kidnapper has likely tried to remove any trace of involvement \u2014 and has probably either gone to ground or skipped town entirely, or whatever is least conspicuous. <\/p>\n<p>Either way, they know that turning themselves in \u2014 or even releasing a tip on where to find Nancy \u2014 would be the end for them.<\/p>\n<p>Unless this person slips up or police find a sudden lead, the Guthrie family might never receive the closure that they need.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/savannah-guthrie-first-interview-hoda-kotb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Ahead of her return to The Today Show for work, she\u2019s returning as a guest. Savannah Guthrie sat down for her first interview since her mother disappeared. It has been over 50 days. In an emotional and tearful talk, Savannah shares her raw grief and her family\u2019s ongoing pain. 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