NBC's Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie became emotional during a candid on-air conversation with Jenna Bush Hager on June 8, revealing the toll that her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance continues to take on her family nearly four months after the 84-year-old vanished from her Arizona home.
Guthrie admitted that returning to work after two months away from the show was one of the most difficult decisions she had ever made.
She explained that returning to television provides a sense of purpose and normalcy, but the pain of not knowing what happened to her mother remains constant.
Guthrie chose to return because her colleagues have become like family and the job gives “a little respite.”
She believes her mother would have encouraged her to continue moving forward, saying, “My mom would have said the same, like, ‘Honey, just keep going, just keep going.’ And so I am,”
The Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery, and investigators continue to pursue leads and conduct searches as the case remains unsolved.
