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Savannah Guthrie Leaves Today Show During Live Broadcast
May 6, 2026
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BRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERSSavannah Guthrie exited the Today Show during Wednesday morning’s broadcast. Ninety minutes into the four-hour program, she quietly stepped out, with co-anchor Craig Melvin taking over. Melvin addressed her absence, assuring viewers that the 54-year-old wouldn’t be gone for long. “Savannah had to leave a little early. She’ll be right back tomorrow, though,” he said.
He did not offer an explanation for her departure. NBC did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment. Guthrie is only a few weeks into her return to the network’s storied morning show. Her position was filled by Hoda Kotb after Guthrie took a two-month hiatus to help in efforts to find her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was kidnapped earlier this year. The 84-year-old was last seen on January 31 at her Tucson, Arizona, home. Footage from a doorbell camera showed a masked man with a gun at her doorstep. Guthrie returned to her hosting duties after months of an unfruitful investigation into her mother’s disappearance, but has been open about her continued hope.Read it at E! NewsRead more at The Daily Beast.
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