Savannah Guthrie is currently navigating profound grief as no traces of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, have been found for over two weeks. The Today Show host’s mother has been missing from her Tucson home since she was last seen at midnight on January 31, 2026 (ET). The FBI shared photos of a masked person of interest and has formed plans to track Nancy by utilising her pacemaker. Recently, officials assured the public that they would continue the investigation, no matter how long it took to close the case. Amid the buzz around the fast-developing case, Savannah might have quit her job.
Is Savannah Guthrie quitting her job amid search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie?
On February 15, 2026 (ET), multiple reports indicate that Savannah Guthrie was weighing an official exit from her role as co-anchor of the Today Show. Savannah has been off-air since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared, and the former remains in Arizona to focus on the search. Sources at NBC have stated she will be away for the “foreseeable future”. Some insiders told NewsNation senior story editor Paula Froelich that the 54-year-old was considering a permanent exit because she feared her line of work had made her mother a target of “bad characters”. Regarding Savannah’s Alleged decision to quit her job, a source told Paula:
“She [Savannah Guthrie] will not be back for at least three to six months… if ever.”