Savannah Guthrie Mentions Missing Mother While Announcing Today’s Live Broadcast from Ireland

Savannah Guthrie, 54, referenced her mother in the past tense on Thursday’s Today show, marking seven months since Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson residence on February 1. She explained that her mother’s family hailed from Galway, linking the comment to the program’s plan to film live episodes in Ireland this October. The disappearance involved a masked intruder and two ransom notes that asked for $4 million in bitcoin, later rising to $6 million.

Guthrie has posted several Instagram videos urging the public to assist and took a two-month leave before returning on April 6. No suspects have been identified, and she has acknowledged the possibility that her mother may no longer be alive. Co-hosts Sheinelle Jones and Jenna Bush Hager wore green in support of the Irish trip, and a pre-recorded message from Pierce Brosnan was played for the audience.