Savannah Guthrie has renewed her contract with NBC's 'Today' show, reportedly securing an $8 million salary, after a difficult period marked by the disappearance of her mother, Nancy.
Guthrie, 54, has been with NBC News for over 15 years and has co-hosted 'Today' alongside Craig Melvin since becoming a main anchor in 2012. The contract extension follows speculation about her future with the show following her mother's vanishing earlier this year.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home in Tucson, Arizona, on January 31. Authorities believe she was kidnapped. Security footage released by the FBI shows a masked individual tampering with her doorbell camera around 1:47 a.m. on February 1, which investigators suggest may be when she was taken from her home. No suspect has been identified.
Guthrie recently shared her emotional state on Instagram, posting a drawing by her daughter Vale with the message, "I know it might not seem like it but I really need my mommy." She wrote that while the "world goes on, things appear 'normal'", her family "cannot move forward" until they receive answers about Nancy's whereabouts.
In July, the Pima County Sheriff's Office released two ransom notes attributed to the alleged captor. One note claimed that Nancy had died shortly after being kidnapped and was "buried in nature now." The notes were initially sent to a local television station before being turned over to law enforcement.
The FBI described the suspect seen on the doorbell footage as a man of average build, approximately 5'9" or 5'10", wearing black latex gloves, a backpack, and what appeared to be a holstered gun. Less than an hour after the individual was seen on the doorstep, Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker monitoring app disconnected from her phone.
Her disappearance was reported on February 1 by family members who noted her absence from a church service. Investigators found drops of blood on her front porch. Nancy Guthrie requires daily medication for a heart condition and has difficulty walking, according to the FBI. The Guthrie family has offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to her whereabouts, with the FBI also offering a $100,000 reward.