Savannah Guthrie will be returning to The Today Show for an emotional interview with Hoda Kotb, marking her first camera appearance since her mother’s abduction.
Kotb, who has been filling in for Guthrie on The Today Show, shared a sneak peek at the two-part interview on the morning broadcast Wednesday (March 25.) In the interview, both Guthrie and Kotb are fighting back tears as Guthrie opens up about the “agony” of the ongoing investigation and appealed to viewers to share any possible information they may have.
“Someone needs to do the right thing,” Guthrie said. “We are in agony. It is unbearable.”
Through tears, Guthrie continued, “And to think of what she went through, I wake up every night, in the middle of the night, every night. And in the darkness, I imagine her terror and it is unthinkable but those thoughts demand to be thought and I will not hide my face.”
It has been 53 days since Nancy Guthrie was discovered missing from her home in Arizona on Jan. 31. Savannah has been absent from the NBC daytime show throughout the ongoing investigation, with Kotb – who retired from her full-time responsibilities at NBC in 2025 – Sheinelle Jones and Laura Jarrett filling in for her.
Kotb told their colleagues Carson Daly, Craig Melvin and Al Roker it was “a really emotional conversation.” But she praised Savannah’s “steeliness.”
“I was sort of marveling that she was able to sit there, with an outfit on, have a conversation and also have just direct thoughts about what she sees going forward,” Kotb said of Savannah. Kotb explained the interview touches upon the ongoing investigation, as well as how Savannah’s faith has “sustained her.”
“No one’s stealing her joy. So we’ll see both sides of that,” Kotb said.
Variety reports NBC will likely announce Savannah’s return date “in coming days.”
Jenna Bush Hager, Savannah’s good friend and fellow Today colleague, also confirmed Savannah plans on returning to the show at some point.
“She said that she has the intention to return to the show even though it feels like the hardest thing to do,” Bush Hager said. “It’s also her home and where she feels so loved. And she is beyond loved here. So we’re happy she’s home.”
Guthrie’s two-part interview will air on The Today Show Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27.
