{"id":6582,"date":"2026-06-23T22:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/heartbreak-behind-the-scenes-at-today-for-savannah-guthrie\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:18:35","slug":"heartbreak-behind-the-scenes-at-today-for-savannah-guthrie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/heartbreak-behind-the-scenes-at-today-for-savannah-guthrie\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreak behind the scenes at &#8216;Today&#8217; for Savannah Guthrie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131979530.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a sad day,\u201d behind the scenes of the \u201cToday\u201d show on Tuesday, as Savannah Guthrie broke down in tears while discussing the ransom note her family received in February allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/22\/celebrity-news\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-apologizes-for-kidnapping-death-demands-millions-for-body-report\/\">claiming her missing mom, Nancy Guthrie, had died<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people at \u2018Today\u2019 are affected by it,\u201d says a source. \u201cThere was a sense of sadness today. Everybody just feels so bad for her. There is a lot of uncertainty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re told Guthrie has been surrounded by support as she continues to navigate the unimaginable ordeal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Savannah Guthrie broke down in tears on Tuesday\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show. <span class=\"credit\">Today Show\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of admiration and praise for her that she is still able to do her job,\u201d says our source. \u201cPeople really support\u00a0her and care about her, and people are heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/23\/entertainment\/savannah-guthrie-cries-on-today-addressing-mom-nancys-suspected-death-in-ransom-note\/\">During the show<\/a>, Guthrie said she had\u00a0\u201cno comment\u201d on the headlines and is \u201cnot involved in \u2026 coverage\u201d of her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/cops-lay-out-exact-timeline-of-nancy-guthries-disappearance-confirm-blood-was-hers-in-day-5-presser\/\">mother\u2019s abduction<\/a>, but that she couldn\u2019t \u201cpretend\u201d to not be present for the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to take the opportunity to really ask people and really beg people to come forward because somebody knows something,\u201d Guthrie continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The journalist was on air after a segment describing a February ransom note that claimed her missing mom, Nancy Guthrie (pictured above in June 2023), has died. <span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source told Page Six that it was a particularly \u201csad\u201d day behind the scenes.  <span class=\"credit\">TODAY \/ NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is a news story today that is on your radar, but this is the life my sister, [Annie Guthrie], lives, that I live, that my brother, [Camron Guthrie], lives, that our extended families live, that our children live every day,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot be at peace,\u201d the journalist said. \u201cNo matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy \u2014 and I will, I promise I will \u2014 this is a moment to say we need your help. \u2026 I\u2019m not gonna miss that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie ended her emotional plea with a promise: \u201cWe love our mom, and we\u2019ll never stop looking for her. Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>We are told people are \u201cheartbroken\u201d but also \u201cadmire\u201d Guthrie for being able to come back to work.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She returned to the show in April after going on hiatus following her mother\u2019s disappearance.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gurthrie was surround by\u00a0colleagues Craig Melvin, Al Roker, Carson Daly and Jenna Bush Hager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bravery and courage with which you have done this job every day since that happened is nothing short of remarkable,\u201d Melvin said.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/25\/celebrity-news\/hoda-kotbs-future-at-today-show-revealed\/\">took a brief hiatus<\/a>\u00a0from the show after her mother went\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-84-reported-missing-in-southern-arizona-homicide-detectives-involved\/\">missing<\/a>\u00a0from her Arizona home on Feb. 1. She returned in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Guthrie pleaded for people to come forward.  <span class=\"credit\">TODAY \/ NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sources close to the investigation told Air Mail over the weekend that a ransom note, believed to be credible, referred to the 84-year-old as \u201csafe but scared\u201d hours after her disappearance \u2014 and demanded $6 million in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>The second, which came from the same IP address days later, indicated that Nancy had passed.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah told Hoda Kotb in March that she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/entertainment\/savannah-guthrie-believes-two-ransom-notes-in-mom-nancys-disappearance-are-real\/\">\u201ctend[s] to believe\u201d<\/a>\u00a0the two notes that she and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/savannah-guthrie-family-tree\/\">her siblings<\/a>\u00a0\u201cresponded to\u201d in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/04\/celebrity-news\/devastated-savannah-guthrie-siblings-plead-for-moms-safe-return-in-emotional-video-to-purported-kidnapper\/\">emotional social media pleas<\/a>\u00a0were, in fact, \u201creal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been no arrests.\u00a0Police\u00a0did\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/05\/us-news\/derrick-callella-charged-and-idd-as-nancy-guthrie-imposter-ransom-note-sender\/\">detain Derrick Callella<\/a>\u00a0for allegedly attempting to extort with fake ransom texts. The 42-year-old faces federal charges.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/23\/entertainment\/heartbreak-behind-the-scenes-at-today-for-savannah-guthrie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt was a sad day,\u201d behind the scenes of the \u201cToday\u201d show on Tuesday, as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131979530.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}