Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ show as search for mom Nancy continues: ‘Good to be home’
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Savannah Guthrie has returned to work amid the ongoing probe into her mother's disappearance.
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from home in Tucson, Arizona, on February 1, prompting the broadcaster to get involved in the search operation along with the investigators.
Savannah Guthrie says it's 'good to be home' as she returns to 'TODAY' show
Savannah, who wore a bright yellow dress, returned to her anchoring duty at ‘TODAY’ on Monday, April 6, more than two months after her mother went missing. “We are so glad you started your week with us, and it is good to be home,” she said at the beginning of the show.
Co-anchor Craig Melvin, who also donned a yellow tie, showed his support to the journalist as he patted her hand and said, “Yes, it is good to have you at home.”
Then the both of them proceeded to read the morning's top headlines, with Savannah saying, “Well, here we go, ready or not. Let's do the news.”
Savannah Guthrie talked about her possible return to work in March
The 54-year-old’s returned on-air after she told Hoda Kotb in March that she “can’t come back and try to be something that I’m not. But I can’t not come back because it’s my family.”
“I don’t know if I can do it. I don’t know if I’ll belong anymore, but I would like to try,” Savannah had added.
Also in earlier March while visiting the set of the ‘TODAY’ show, she had reportedly shared, “I really wanted to come and see everybody. I just love this beautiful place that we call home, where we get to come and be every day. When times are hard, you want to be with your family.”
Savannah Guthrie talked about 'moments of deep disappointment with God' in Easter message
Meanwhile, on the occasion of Easter, Savannah shared an emotional video message at a New York church service on Sunday.
She reportedly said, “We celebrate today the promise of a new life that never ends in death. But standing here today, I have to tell you, there are moments in which that promise seems irretrievably far away, when life itself seems far harder than death.”
Savannah also mentioned “moments of deep disappointment with God,” while adding, “For most of us, there will come a time in our life when these feelings hold sway.”
Further into her speech, she questioned Jesus as she noted, “It isn't wrong to think such thoughts, to challenge our God with questions.”
However, Savannah concluded her message on a positive note, saying, “It is the darkness that makes this morning’s light so magnificent, so blindingly beautiful. It is all the brighter because it is so desperately needed.”
