‘Today’ Host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-Year-Old Mom Missing in Arizona

The mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie has been reported missing in Arizona.

According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, published on Sunday, February 1, Nancy Guthrie, 84, was confirmed as missing by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department via a press conference that day.

The Sheriff’s Department also posted a missing person report via X on Sunday, describing Nancy as a “vulnerable adult.” She was last seen on the evening of Friday, January 31, when she was “at her residence” within Arizona’s Catalina Foothills area. The report added that it is “unknown what clothing she may be wearing.”

Us Weekly has reached out to a representative for Savannah for comment.

Another report published by local news station KOLD included details provided by Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who said that a Guthrie family member “called 911 around noon” on Sunday to report her missing.

The KOLD report also stated that Nanos said “there were concerning circumstances found at the home and that homicide detectives are also investigating.”

Nanos also told the outlet that foul play had not been ruled out, however the situation “is being treated as a search and rescue” with authorities scanning “air and by ground.”

The missing person report stated that Nancy is 5-foot-5 and 150 lb. She has brown hair and blue eyes. The Hollywood Reporter stated that she suffers from “some physical ailments, but does not have cognitive issues” per information provided by the Guthrie family.

Nancy served as a guest star on the Today show in November 2025 when Savannah, 54, returned to her hometown and publicly reunited with her mother and sister Annie at a local Mexican restaurant. During the episode, the trio was served tequila in teacups to recreate a bygone era where women were not able to consume alcohol in public.

The segment showed Nancy beaming at Savannah as the family clinked their teacups. “I love being home,” Savannah told Nancy at the time.

Savannah also spoke about Nancy during a 2023 episode of Today when the breakfast TV show ran a segment titled “Lessons Learned from Moms,” per reporting by The Hollywood Reporter. Savannah also acknowledged her mom during Today on Nancy’s 80th birthday in 2022.

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In May 2025, Savannah showed her love for Nancy via Instagram, sharing a throwback photo of herself as a child while standing by her mom’s side to celebrate Mother’s Day that year. “I love you, mama,” she captioned the photo.

Prior to becoming a household name, Savannah was initially reluctant to share her life with the world. Admitting during a September 2025 episode of Jason Kennedy’s eponymous podcast that she was nervous to join Today as an anchor after working for nearly two decades as a journalist, Savannah said she wasn’t certain about taking on a role to replace former host Ann Curry.

“I could see it all clearly [that I’m] going to be a flash in the pan,” Savannah recalled of her internal monologue at the time. “I’m going to be that transitional figure that gets kicked to the side. They’re going to throw me in there, I’ll totally be rejected internally and externally, and then I’ll lose everything. I [was] so happy where I am, so I really wasn’t sure. I was terrified.”