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‘Today’ co-host Savannah Guthrie tears up after hearing new voice post-surgery<\/p>\n
Savannah Guthrie\u2019s emotional return to Today was marked by tears of gratitude as the longtime host heard her newly restored voice for the first time following throat surgery.<\/p>\n
The 54-year-old anchor had been absent from the NBC morning show for three weeks while undergoing corrective surgery to repair damaged vocal cords. <\/p>\n
Guthrie documented her journey in a segment that aired upon her return.<\/p>\n
The mini segment showed the decline in her voice quality over recent months and the surgical procedure that ultimately gave her a fresh start.<\/p>\n
Guthrie revealed that specialists discovered a ruptured blood vessel on one vocal cord and a callous from overuse on the other. <\/p>\n
The surgery lasted an hour and required eight days of complete silence afterward.<\/p>\n
During a follow-up appointment, Guthrie broke down in tears when asked by her doctor to recite her familiar morning greeting. <\/p>\n
\u201cGood morning. Today is Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. I am using my voice for the first time and it sounds good. I could cry,\u201d she said visibly moved by the transformation.<\/p>\n
Back in the studio, Guthrie thanked her colleagues for covering during her absence and expressed deep appreciation for NBC\u2019s support. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo take three weeks off is a big, big deal,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to be back, and I\u2019m ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier in the week, Guthrie joined her co-hosts via video feed, explaining she was still on vocal rest and allowed to speak only five to ten minutes each hour.<\/p>\n
Guthrie first announced her plan to address her vocal cord issues on December 19 which was her final day on air before surgery. <\/p>\n
With her full-time return set for Monday, she now looks forward to continuing her role on Today with renewed confidence and a stronger voice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘Today’ co-host Savannah Guthrie tears up after hearing new voice post-surgery Savannah Guthrie\u2019s emotional return to Today was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-249640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}