Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb reunite on ‘Today’ show for first time in a year: ‘Like old times’



Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb reunited at the “Today” show Monday, co-hosting for the first time in more than a year.

“Hi, everybody, good morning and welcome to ‘Today.’ Nice to have you with us on a Monday morning,” Guthrie kicked off before turning to her friend and placing a hand on her arm. “I’m so glad to have you here, Hoda!”

“I’m so happy sitting next to you in this chair again,” Kotb responded as Guthrie added, “Yeah, it’s good. It’s just like the old times!”

She then explained that Hoda, 61, is filling in for Craig Melvin, who is on a “well-deserved vacation with his family this week.”

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb had a “Today” show reunion Monday. NBC
“I’m so happy sitting next to you in this chair again,” Kotb told Guthrie on Monday. NBC
“Yeah, it’s good. It’s just like the old times!” Guthrie responded. NBC

The last time Kotb and Guthrie sat together at the “Today” show desk was on the former’s final day as a host on Jan. 10, 2025.

Kotb and Guthrie previously co-hosted the morning program from 2018 to 2025, making history as the first all-female duo.

Kotb filled in for her colleague earlier this year while her pal took a leave of absence over mom Nancy Guthrie’s devastating disappearance.

“We always talk about our show as a family. We are a family, I’m part of the family,” Kotb explained to Melvin in February. “I’m happy to be with you because we show up for each other. So let’s get to it!”

The friends (pictured here on Kotb’s last day on “Today” in January 2025) co-hosted for the first time since Kotb left the network in January 2025. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images
Savannah made her highly-anticipated return to “Today” on April 6 (pictured here) after taking a leave of absence due to her mom Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. GC Images

Kotb was not present when Savannah, 54, made her highly anticipated return to “Today” on April 6 after more than two months off air. She was met by adoring fans at Rockefeller Plaza.

After recapping the news with Melvin, 46, Savannah gushed that it felt “good to be home.”

Savannah revealed her return date the previous month during an emotional conversation with Kotb about her mother’s kidnapping — her first interview since the tragedy.

Savannah revealed heartbreaking details about the ordeal in the intimate segment, including how she found out the 84-year-old had vanished from her home.

The beloved journalist received warm welcomes from her fans and co-hosts alike. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages
Prior to her long-awaited return, Savannah did an emotional sit-down interview with Kotb about her mother’s kidnapping. Today/NBC
The interview marked Savannah’s first since the tragedy. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

“My sister, [Annie Guthrie], called me and I said, ‘Is everything OK?’ And she said, ‘No. She said, ‘Mom’s missing,’” Savannah recalled. “And I said, ‘What? What are you talking about?’ She said, ‘She’s gone.’”

During the March sitdown, Savannah also shut down speculation her family members were involved in the kidnapping and shared chilling new clues from the crime scene.

Savannah, additionally, opened up about a spiritual moment during which a voice told her Nancy is with God.

Savannah revealed heartbreaking new details about her mom’s kidnapping during the intimate March conversation. Today/NBC
The investigation remains ongoing as officials are still searching for the kidnapper. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

Nancy was reported missing from her Tucson home on Feb. 1.

Although Savannah, Annie and brother Camron Guthrie have since received many ransom notes linked to Nancy’s disappearance, the NBC personality believes only two were legitimate.

The search for the suspect, who wore a mask and carried a weapon in horrifying footage from Nancy’s security camera, remains ongoing.


Ex-FBI agent suggests costly way to finally crack Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping case


A former FBI agent believes Nancy Guthrie’s family should pay half the bitcoin being demanded in sick ransom notes to see if it finally leads to her whereabouts.

Two purported ransom notes were sent to TMZ earlier this week demanding one bitcoin– worth about $72,000 –in exchange for information related to the 84-year-old’s abduction from her Arizona home, including delivering the kidnappers on a “silver platter.”

“Tickling the wire in this case would be putting half a bitcoin and seeing what happens to it,” former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer told Newsweek.


Ex-FBI agent suggests costly way to finally crack Nancy Guthrie’s  kidnapping case
Purported ransom notes reveal a sick plot to continue to “torment” Nancy Guthrie’s family for a quick profit, according to a former FBI agent. Getty Images

“Do they take it? Do they convert it to pesos? It’s internationally tracked. How does it come out into currency? Do they just leave it there?” she said of the notes suggesting the 84-year-old mother of “today” show host Savannah Guthrie was taken across the border to Mexico.

“Once it’s gone, it’s going to be gone. But I would want that last bread crumb. I think it would be worth it to me.”

Since Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home on Feb. 1, investigators have yet to unveil any suspects or fresh leads in the case.

Multiple purported ransom notes were sent in the weeks following her disappearance — including several sent to TMZ.


Savannah Guthrie and her siblings making a statement regarding their mother Nancy's disappearance.
The purported notes were sent just as Savannah Guthrie made her “Today” show return. Instagram / Savannah Guthrie

The latest notes to the outlet were sent from the same anonymous person who demanded one bitcoin two months ago.

The sick sender noted in the first note that the grandmother was dead but the prior offer to “deliver [the kidnappers] on a silver platter” still stands.

In a second note, the sender claimed to have seen Guthrie alive with her captors in the Mexican state of Sonora.

The pair of notes were sent just as Guthrie’s daughter, Savannah Guthrie, made her emotional return to NBC’s “Today” show for the first time since her mom vanished.


Exclusive | How Savannah Guthrie’s ‘Today’ return ‘controls’ investigation and could help find missing mom’s kidnapper



Savannah Guthrie’s consistent TV presence when she returns to “Today” will be a huge help in the ongoing investigation into her mother’s disappearance.

Savannah’s NBC co-hosts announced on Friday that she will be returning to her position at “Today” on April 6 after her beloved mother, Nancy Guthrie, was kidnapped from her Arizona home on Feb. 1.

Former FBI Agent Jason Pack exclusively tells Page Six how Savannah going back to work could help the investigation, saying, “Savannah has a platform most families do not have, and she is using it.”

“Every morning that she sits behind that desk, her mother’s face will stay in front of millions of people. That matters,” he continues. “That is fighting back the only way she can right now and gives her control over how she and her family choose to navigate the worst thing that has ever happened to them.”

Savannah Guthrie, seen here at “Today” studios, is returning to the NBC show on April 6. GC Images
This comes after the anchor’s interview with Hoda Kotb, seen here, on her mother Nancy’s tragic disappearance. NBC

Pack says, “I think the bottom line is this: You might be able to kidnap someone’s mamma, but you sure as heck can’t kidnap their backbone. The strength you see in people during these cases never stops surprising you.”

The ex-agent adds that you hold onto what you can control and show up.

“You do not hand the people who did this any more than they have already taken. That is the definition of strength. Plain and simple,” he explains.

Hoda Kotb announced Friday that Savannah is “coming back to this job that she loves here at ‘Today.’”

Savannah’s return will help the investigation, according to former FBI agent Jason Pack. NBC
“Every morning that she sits behind that desk, her mother’s face will stay in front of millions of people. That matters,” he continues. Today/NBC

Craig Melvin added of his co-host, “Because she is not going to let sadness win. Joy is going to be her protest. It is where she belongs. It is where we all want her to be.”

Also during the interview, Savannah vowed not to fall apart during the family nightmare.

The news anchor went on to explain how her brother, Camron Guthrie, “saw very clearly right away” that Nancy could’ve been “kidnapped for ransom.”

Savannah asked, “Like, how dumb could I be? I didn’t want to believe it but do you think because of me?’ And he said, ‘I’m sorry, sweetie, but yeah, maybe.’”

Pack added, “Fighting back the only way she can right now and gives her control over how she and her family choose to navigate the worst thing that has ever happened to them.” savannahguthrie/Instagram
In the interview, Savannah opened up about how her brother, seen to the right of Savannah, suspected the disappearance was a kidnapping for ransom. Instagram / Savannah Guthrie

She continued, “But I knew that — I hope not, we still don’t know. We don’t know anything, so I don’t know that it’s because she’s my mom and somebody thought, ‘Oh, that lady has money, we can make a quick buck,’ that would make sense but we don’t know.”

Savannah said the thought of her mother being kidnapped for ransom because of her profession is “too much to bear.”

She heartbreakingly said, “That it’s because of me and I just want to say, I’m so sorry, mommy.”

Savannah heartbreakingly said, “That it’s because of me and I just want to say, I’m so sorry, mommy.” NBC
No suspects have been arrested in the kidnapping. savannahguthrie/Instagram

Nancy was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she missed a virtual church service.

Authorities said in a press conference that it is believed Nancy was abducted in her sleep and “harmed,” as a trial of her blood was seen outside of her Tucson, Arizona home.

Video and photos of a masked individual were released to the public on Feb. 10.

Savannah also gave more details on the abduction during Thursday’s part of the interview, saying, “The doors were propped open, there was blood on the front doorstep and the Ring camera had been yanked off.”

A number of people have been questioned in the kidnapping, but no suspects have been arrested.


Sheriff leading search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom chokes abck tears while insisting, ‘we’re gonna find her’



The sheriff leading the search for Nancy Guthrie teared up in his latest interview aired early Friday — as he insisted, “We’re gonna find her.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos became visibly emotional after being asked on Savannah Guthrie’s own show, “Today,” about what gave him hope that the morning show’s host’s mother is still alive, six days after her disappearance.

“Wow,” he said, pausing to choke back tears that appeared to fill his eyes.

“You have to have hope. You have to have hope. Come on, this is somebody’s mom,” the sheriff said.

“We’re gonna find her,” he vowed, visibly emotional.