Guthrie has been off the air since early February following the disappearance of her mother Nancy Guthrie<\/a> from her home in Tuscon, Arizona, in a tragic case that has captivated the nation but led to few answers.<\/p>\n “She wants to come back and everyone wants her to come back,” an NBC insider told Fox News Digital. “It’s just a question of when and how \u2014 whether, given what she is living through, she feels like she can do a show that requires cheeriness.”<\/p>\n “She is an amazing, faithful person with everyone\u2019s support and I have every confidence she will figure out a way back,” they added.<\/p>\n SAVANNAH GUTHRIE SAYS FAMILY IN \u2018AGONY’ IN FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE MOTHER NANCY’S DISAPPEARANCE<\/a><\/p>\n An NBC insider shed light on Savannah Guthrie’s return to “Today,” which they say is a matter of “when and how.” (Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n NBC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Guthrie remains on great terms with her colleagues, visiting them at 30 Rock earlier this month in an emotional reunion. The show has shared constant updates and on-air prayers for Guthrie, who has been a co-host of “Today” since 2012, and her mother’s plight.<\/p>\n “I have every intention of coming back. I don\u2019t know how to come back, but I don\u2019t know how not to. You\u2019re my family and I would like to try,” Guthrie told colleagues during her visit, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n There has been industry speculation that Guthrie could return to “Today” sometime next month.<\/p>\n NANCY GUTHRIE’S SUSPECTED ABDUCTION: TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN DISAPPEARANCE OF ‘TODAY’ HOST’S MOM<\/a><\/p>\n Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n This week, Guthrie sat down with Hoda Kotb<\/a>, who’s been filling in for her on “Today,” for her first interview since her mother’s disappearance.<\/p>\n “Someone needs to do the right thing. We are in agony, we are in agony,” a tearful Guthrie told<\/a> Kotb in a preview of the interview that aired Wednesday.<\/p>\n “And to think of what she went through. I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night,” she said. “And in the darkness, I imagine her terror. And it is unthinkable, but those thoughts demand to be thought. And I will not hide my face. But she needs to come home now.”<\/p>\n “Today” will air the remainder of the interview in two parts on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n SEARCH FOR NANCY GUTHRIE ENTERS 5TH WEEK, CADAVER DOGS ON HOLD<\/a><\/p>\n Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for nearly two months. (Don Arnold\/WireImage)<\/p>\n Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been taken against her will, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Her son-in-law dropped her off at home around 10 p.m. the night before she went missing. In the early morning hours,\u00a0a masked man appeared<\/a>\u00a0on her doorstep.<\/p>\n At around 2:30 a.m., her pacemaker made its last sync with her Apple devices, indicating a potential timeframe for when she was taken out of the home. Her watch and iPhone were recovered inside.<\/p>\n The “Today” anchor has posted several videos to social media pleading for her mother\u2019s return. She asked anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI<\/a>.<\/p>\n Guthrie, 54, first joined NBC News in 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, and she later served as chief White House correspondent.<\/p>\n Fox News’ Brian Flood and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.<\/p>\n![\"Savannah](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/missing-nancy-guthrie-savannah-guthrie-today-visit-03-05-2026-001.jpg\")
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