Savannah Guthrie Extends NBC News Contract as Search Continues for Her Mother, Nancy Guthrie

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Savannah Guthrie has extended her contract with NBC News, solidifying her spot as a co-anchor on “Today.”

The decision comes months after it was previously reported that the host was expected to “never return” to her on-air role, as she waited for answers regarding the Feb. 1 kidnapping of her mother, Nancy Guthrie.

Guthrie, 54, returned to the show—and her home in New York City—after a six-week hiatus.

“Savannah is the best in the business,” a Page Six source said on Nov. 12. “We want her to stay for as long as she wants to stay.”

In 2024, the outlet previously reported that the journalist—who joined “Today” in June 2011 as chief legal correspondent and a co-host of the show’s third hour—earns between $7 and $8 million annually.

Savannah Guthrie has extended her contract with NBC News, solidifying her spot as a "Today" show co-anchor. (Photo by NDZ/Star Max/GC Images)

A People magazine source described Guthrie as “the glue that keeps the show together.” (NDZ/Star Max/GC Images)

The decision comes as Guthrie and family continue to seek answers in the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie. (savannahguthrie/Instagram)

A People magazine source described Guthrie as “not only so unbelievably strong,” but as “the glue that keeps the show together.”

Authorities are still investigating her 84-year-old mother’s abduction from her Tucson, AZ home—and Guthrie continues to feel the weight of the tragedy each day.

“It’s always with me,” she shared during a June episode of the morning news show. “I cry every morning on the way to work, and I cry every morning on the way home.”

The most recent update in the case comes with a former FBI agent’s revelation that she had received four disturbing ransom messages concerning Nancy’s disappearance. The former agent, Jennifer Coffindaffer, shared she had been targeted by individuals claiming to have information about the disappearance, and demanding cryptocurrency in exchange for her return.

Coffindaffer could not confirm the authenticity of the communications, and believed the messages may have been sent by individuals hoping to capitalize on the high-profile investigation.

The former agent passed the communications to the FBI. The bureau was able to confirm that the cryptocurrency wallet address provided did not correspond with those associated with previous ransom notes investigators considered to be potentially authentic.

The latest update in the case came last month, following ransom notes received by a former FBI agent. (savannahguthrie/Instagram)

As the search continues, Guthrie has shared a series of public statements encourage those with information to come forward. (savannahguthrie/Instagram)

Anyone with any information about Nancy Guthrie's case should call 1-800-CALL-FBI, 520-351-4900, or 88-CRIME, or visit tips.fbi.gov.

Coffindaffer had initially chosen not to share the emails publicly, but had a change of heart after Lauren Serpa, a woman who lives near Nancy’s home, had received and shared similar communications—which included unsettling photos of Nancy and religious references that appeared to be tailored to the family’s Catholic faith.

Coffindaffer had become concerned that others following the investigation could become targets for individuals seeking money.

Guthrie has made a series of public pleas, in hopes of sharing a “very specific message” with the individuals who could have information about her mother’s disappearance.

“It has been months since our mom was taken from us. Our family is in agony. We are in a nightmare that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed. We have done our part. But we will never stop looking for her,” she said in a July statement shared to Instagram.

“We will always ache for her and feel that hole in our hearts,” she continued. “The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you have tried to do things the right way, so I am asking you, begging you to do the right thing now.”

Guthrie closed the statement with an ask for help, and a promise that it’s “never too late to do the right thing.”

“I always believe there is a way home,” she said. “Please make the right choice.”

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance timeline: What we know

Nancy was first reported missing at around 12 p.m. local time on Feb. 1, around 14 hours after she was dropped off at the property following a family dinner. When she failed to turn up at her usual church gathering on Sunday, her friends alerted her family, who found her home was empty.

Officials have noted during a Feb. 5 media briefing that, while times are approximate, the team pieced together several pieces of evidence to indicate Nancy's movements—and the timeline of her apparent abduction.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

5:32 p.m. Nancy travels to Annie's house in an Uber for "dinner and playing games with the family."

9:48 p.m. A garage door at Nancy's house opens when she was dropped off at the property by her daughter.

9:50 p.m. The garage door closes, indicating that Nancy was inside the home.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1

1:47 a.m. Nancy's doorbell security camera is disconnected.

2:12 a.m. Movement is detected on a security camera at the home. No footage of this is currently available.

2:28 a.m. Nancy's pacemaker app indicates that the device has been disconnected from her phone.

11:00 a.m. Nancy fails to arrive at the home of a friend, where she had been due to watch a church service livestream.

11:56 a.m. Nancy's family travels to her home to check on her and finds the property empty.

12:03 p.m. The family calls 911 to report Nancy missing.

12:14 p.m. Police officers arrive at Nancy's home.

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

Police uncovered evidence inside the property suggesting the 84-year-old was "taken" from her home against her will, and "harmed" during the alleged "abduction."

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4

Law enforcement still had no suspects, but were investigating multiple ransom notes and tips providing potentially helpful information.

MONDAY, FEB. 9

Savannah Guthrie releases her first public plea, asking for help in finding her missing mother.

TUESDAY, FEB. 10

Authorities detained a man for questioning after reviewing footage of a masked, armed intruder tampering with a security camera outside of Nancy's home. It was unclear if the person who was questioned was the same individual from the footage.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

The FBI announced it was conducting a new "extensive" search for Nancy in the area surrounding her Arizona home. The Pima County Sheriff's Department noted it had received nearly 18,000 calls about the case, and that "several hundred detectives and agents" were assigned to the ongoing investigation.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17

The Guthrie family was officially cleared as suspects.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

Law enforcement officials revealed the kidnapper had a "target."

"I think this was an individual who had a target for whatever reason, and he has made it tough, but I've got some pretty tough investigators, too," Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos shared.

TUESDAY, FEB. 24

Guthrie broke down in tears as she offered a reward of up to $1 million for anyone who was able to provide information leading to the recovery of her mother.

THURSDAY, FEB. 26

It was reported that the FBI decided to pull nearly all of the agents assigned to the case out of Tucson and return them to the agency's Phoenix headquarters.

A man was arrested outside of Nancy's home on DUI charges after he was seen driving past the property "50 to 100 times" while looking at a photo of the missing woman on his phone. A spokesperson confirmed the arrest, but noted it had no connection to Nancy's case.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 TO PRESENT

Additional evidence was identified—ranging from DNA found on various objects and thumbnail images from motion-activated cameras in Nancy's backyard—but the search continues.