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\n Related: <\/span>Savannah Guthrie’s Ups and Downs Over the Years<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tAs upbeat as she may seem on TV, Savannah Guthrie knows what it\u2019s like to deal with loss. Alongside her incredible success as the cohost of Today, the television journalist has also had her fair share of hardships throughout the years. Guthrie \u2014 who shares daughter Vale and son Charley, named after her father, with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Today<\/em> viewers got to see Savannah and Nancy\u2019s dynamic on the show over the years in various onscreen segments. In February 2026, news broke that Nancy was missing<\/a> in Arizona. As search efforts continued<\/a>, local law enforcement revealed foul play could not be ruled out.<\/p>\n\u201cOn behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support,\u201d Savannah said in a statement. \u201cRight now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep scrolling for what Savannah has said about her mother over the years:<\/p>\n
Expressing Her Gratitude<\/h2>\n
In an open letter for Mother\u2019s Day in 2017, Savannah honored Nancy\u2019s sacrifices for her kids. \u201cAs you know, there\u2019s no manual that tells you how to be a mother. But I\u2019m lucky because I had something better: you,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI\u2019ve been watching how you move through this world with integrity and grace for my whole life, and when it came time to be a mother, there was no better example for me to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Savannah thanked Nancy for prioritizing her children despite her own grief in the wake of Charles\u2019 death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think about when Dad passed away so suddenly. I can\u2019t believe it has been 26 years. You, me, Cam and Annie \u2014 I remember how we clung to each other for dear life in the years that followed. Your strength and selflessness in the face of that shock amazes me to this day,\u201d she continued. \u201cAs I graduated high school and then college, it would have been so easy for you to hold onto me. You could have said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just stick close to home?\u2019 Instead, when it was time for me to leave and pursue my dreams, you encouraged me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cYou cheered me. You made it OK for me to go. And you gave me courage to take a chance on this big dream, assuring me \u2018home will always be here for you.\u2019 Your belief in me and your strength are at my core. You\u2019re the reason I\u2019ve accomplished anything at all in life.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the sweet message, Savannah highlighted Nancy\u2019s support for her dreams.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cBecause you don\u2019t give shallow praise, you don\u2019t say anything you don\u2019t mean. So when you have said over the years, \u2018You can do this, honey. Go for it!\u2019 I could start to believe it myself,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAnd now that I\u2019m a mom, I appreciate you all the more. I love seeing you pour your love into Vale and Charley, and all your grandkids. I feel like I\u2019m getting a glimpse of something I would have been too small to remember: what you were like with all of us when we were tiny. I see the foundation you built in me, as you help me build it in them.:<\/p>\n
Acknowledging Nancy\u2019s Strength<\/h2>\n\n![\"Savannah](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Savannah-Guthrie-Family-Guide.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Savannah Guthrie \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDuring a 2022 episode of the Today show, Savannah recalled her father dying when she was about to enter her senior year of high school. Savannah later attended the University of Arizona and lived at home because they \u201cdidn\u2019t have money to afford the dorms.\u201d She felt like she needed to \u201cstick with\u201d her mother and \u201cnot leave her\u201d alone.<\/p>\n
Savannah ultimately had to make a decision after being up for a big broadcasting job in Montana.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really hard for me to leave her,\u201d she recalled. \u201cShe just gave me permission to go, and she could have held on to me, it wouldn\u2019t have taken very much.\u201d<\/p>\n
Savannah added: \u201cYou don\u2019t spoon feed your kids, you teach them how to eat for themselves \u2026 if we\u2019re doing it right they should be self-sufficient, they\u2019re not supposed to be needy, and also we\u2019re not supposed to be the center of their universe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nancy\u2019s Best Parenting Advice<\/h2>\n
\u201cWhen I was in my 30s, I really wished to be married and to be a mom, and things just did not happen that fast for me,\u201d Savannah, who shares two kids with husband Michael Feldman, shared on the Today show in 2023?. \u201cAnd my mom\u2019s confidence that I would be a mom \u2014 even as the years ticked by and ticked by and ticked by \u2014 meant so much to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Savannah was grateful for her mother\u2019<\/a>s words.<\/p>\n\u201cShe said, \u2018Of course you\u2019ll be a mom, and you\u2019re going to be a wonderful mom.\u2019 And for her to have that confidence and faith was so meaningful to me. It got me through some really hard times,\u201d she concluded. \u201cShe loves her grandkids. I never knew that she would get to know my kids, because I didn\u2019t know I was going to get to have kids, and it\u2019s just such a joy that she gets to.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cOn behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support,\u201d Savannah said in a statement. \u201cRight now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep scrolling for what Savannah has said about her mother over the years:<\/p>\n
Expressing Her Gratitude<\/h2>\n
In an open letter for Mother\u2019s Day in 2017, Savannah honored Nancy\u2019s sacrifices for her kids. \u201cAs you know, there\u2019s no manual that tells you how to be a mother. But I\u2019m lucky because I had something better: you,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI\u2019ve been watching how you move through this world with integrity and grace for my whole life, and when it came time to be a mother, there was no better example for me to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Savannah thanked Nancy for prioritizing her children despite her own grief in the wake of Charles\u2019 death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think about when Dad passed away so suddenly. I can\u2019t believe it has been 26 years. You, me, Cam and Annie \u2014 I remember how we clung to each other for dear life in the years that followed. Your strength and selflessness in the face of that shock amazes me to this day,\u201d she continued. \u201cAs I graduated high school and then college, it would have been so easy for you to hold onto me. You could have said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just stick close to home?\u2019 Instead, when it was time for me to leave and pursue my dreams, you encouraged me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cYou cheered me. You made it OK for me to go. And you gave me courage to take a chance on this big dream, assuring me \u2018home will always be here for you.\u2019 Your belief in me and your strength are at my core. You\u2019re the reason I\u2019ve accomplished anything at all in life.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the sweet message, Savannah highlighted Nancy\u2019s support for her dreams.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBecause you don\u2019t give shallow praise, you don\u2019t say anything you don\u2019t mean. So when you have said over the years, \u2018You can do this, honey. Go for it!\u2019 I could start to believe it myself,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAnd now that I\u2019m a mom, I appreciate you all the more. I love seeing you pour your love into Vale and Charley, and all your grandkids. I feel like I\u2019m getting a glimpse of something I would have been too small to remember: what you were like with all of us when we were tiny. I see the foundation you built in me, as you help me build it in them.:<\/p>\n During a 2022 episode of the Today show, Savannah recalled her father dying when she was about to enter her senior year of high school. Savannah later attended the University of Arizona and lived at home because they \u201cdidn\u2019t have money to afford the dorms.\u201d She felt like she needed to \u201cstick with\u201d her mother and \u201cnot leave her\u201d alone.<\/p>\n Savannah ultimately had to make a decision after being up for a big broadcasting job in Montana.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was really hard for me to leave her,\u201d she recalled. \u201cShe just gave me permission to go, and she could have held on to me, it wouldn\u2019t have taken very much.\u201d<\/p>\n Savannah added: \u201cYou don\u2019t spoon feed your kids, you teach them how to eat for themselves \u2026 if we\u2019re doing it right they should be self-sufficient, they\u2019re not supposed to be needy, and also we\u2019re not supposed to be the center of their universe.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was in my 30s, I really wished to be married and to be a mom, and things just did not happen that fast for me,\u201d Savannah, who shares two kids with husband Michael Feldman, shared on the Today show in 2023?. \u201cAnd my mom\u2019s confidence that I would be a mom \u2014 even as the years ticked by and ticked by and ticked by \u2014 meant so much to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Savannah was grateful for her mother\u2019<\/a>s words.<\/p>\n \u201cShe said, \u2018Of course you\u2019ll be a mom, and you\u2019re going to be a wonderful mom.\u2019 And for her to have that confidence and faith was so meaningful to me. It got me through some really hard times,\u201d she concluded. \u201cShe loves her grandkids. I never knew that she would get to know my kids, because I didn\u2019t know I was going to get to have kids, and it\u2019s just such a joy that she gets to.\u201d<\/p>\nAcknowledging Nancy\u2019s Strength<\/h2>\n
<\/div>Nancy\u2019s Best Parenting Advice<\/h2>\n
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