Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb reunited at the “Today” show Monday, co-hosting for the first time in more than a year.
“Hi, everybody, good morning and welcome to ‘Today.’ Nice to have you with us on a Monday morning,” Guthrie kicked off before turning to her friend and placing a hand on her arm. “I’m so glad to have you here, Hoda!”
“I’m so happy sitting next to you in this chair again,” Kotb responded as Guthrie added, “Yeah, it’s good. It’s just like the old times!”
She then explained that Hoda, 61, is filling in for Craig Melvin, who is on a “well-deserved vacation with his family this week.”
The last time Kotb and Guthrie sat together at the “Today” show desk was on the former’s final day as a host on Jan. 10, 2025.
Kotb and Guthrie previously co-hosted the morning program from 2018 to 2025, making history as the first all-female duo.
Kotb filled in for her colleague earlier this year while her pal took a leave of absence over mom Nancy Guthrie’s devastating disappearance.
“We always talk about our show as a family. We are a family, I’m part of the family,” Kotb explained to Melvin in February. “I’m happy to be with you because we show up for each other. So let’s get to it!”
Kotb was not present when Savannah, 54, made her highly anticipated return to “Today” on April 6 after more than two months off air. She was met by adoring fans at Rockefeller Plaza.
After recapping the news with Melvin, 46, Savannah gushed that it felt “good to be home.”
Savannah revealed her return date the previous month during an emotional conversation with Kotb about her mother’s kidnapping — her first interview since the tragedy.
Savannah revealed heartbreaking details about the ordeal in the intimate segment, including how she found out the 84-year-old had vanished from her home.
“My sister, [Annie Guthrie], called me and I said, ‘Is everything OK?’ And she said, ‘No. She said, ‘Mom’s missing,’” Savannah recalled. “And I said, ‘What? What are you talking about?’ She said, ‘She’s gone.’”
During the March sitdown, Savannah also shut down speculation her family members were involved in the kidnapping and shared chilling new clues from the crime scene.
Savannah, additionally, opened up about a spiritual moment during which a voice told her Nancy is with God.
Nancy was reported missing from her Tucson home on Feb. 1.
Although Savannah, Annie and brother Camron Guthrie have since received many ransom notes linked to Nancy’s disappearance, the NBC personality believes only two were legitimate.
The search for the suspect, who wore a mask and carried a weapon in horrifying footage from Nancy’s security camera, remains ongoing.
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