‘Today’ Host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-Year-Old Mom Reported Missing in Arizona, Family Speaks Out

Nanos 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 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. She reportedly 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 morning TV show ran a segment titled “Lessons Learned From Moms.” Savannah acknowledged her mom on Today on Nancy’s 80th birthday in 2022 as well.

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 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.”