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Savannah Guthrie opens up about mother’s disappearance in heart-wrenching interview

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

Talking to Hoda Kotb, Guthrie reveals new-to-the-public details and talks about how her family has been affected.

In a truly heartbreaking interview, a devastated “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie spoke at length publicly for the first time since her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her Arizona home on Jan. 31. Law enforcement believes Nancy was taken against her will.

Guthrie, through tears and a trembling voice, was interviewed by her friend and former “Today” show colleague Hoda Kotb, who has been filling in for Guthrie over the past two months.

 

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