The TV host returned to Morning Talk in April amid the disappearance of his mother, Nancy Guthrie.
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Savannah Guthrie is taking some time off from Studio 1A.
The television journalist and longtime “Today” show host returned to the morning show in April during his mother’s disappearance, but was absent from the show on Wednesday, June 17.
Guthrie’s co-host Craig Melvin explained Guthrie’s absence at the top of the show, revealing that Guthrie is “beginning production meetings for the Wordle game show, which will air on NBC later this year.” Last month, Guthrie was announced as the host of The New York Times Game’s upcoming series based on the popular word game.
Guthrie, 54, abruptly quit the “Today” show in February following the disappearance of his mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was apparently kidnapped from her home in Arizona.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31 in the Catalina Foothills area just north of Tucson. In February, the FBI released an image showing an armed man fiddling with a camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door before her disappearance, but the suspect in the image has not been identified.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the disappearance of an elderly woman who they believe was taken from her home against her will. Guthrie’s family has announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to her recovery.
After a two-month hiatus, Guthrie returned to “Today” on April 6. During an appearance on the talk show’s 4-hour slot with Jenna Bush Hager on June 8, the TV host opened up about the emotional toll of returning to work during her mother’s disappearance.
Ms Guthrie said the job gave her “a little bit of respite” during the day and brought her “a lot of joy”, but returning was not “easy”, adding: “I cry on the way to work every morning and I cry every morning on the way home.”
“It’s really difficult to come back. I’ve been trying really hard to hold on,” Guthrie said, his voice breaking. “If I had another job, I don’t think I would have even considered going back. But I thought, ‘So what else am I supposed to do?’ And my mom would have said the same thing, ‘Honey, just keep going, keep going.'” And so do I. ”
Contributors: Brendan Morrow and Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY
