Savannah Guthrie returned to Studio 1A on Thursday for the first time since her mom Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
“Savannah stopped by the studio this morning to be with and thank her TODAY colleagues,” a “Today” spokesperson confirmed to Page Six.
“While she plans to return to the show on air, she remains focused right now supporting her family and working to help bring Nancy home,” the statement continued.
The rep clarified that Savannah would not be appearing on air as of yet.
TMZ obtained photos of the “Today” show co-anchor visiting the NBC set for the first time in more than a month.
The 54-year-old appeared visibly emotional while speaking to her colleagues in the New York City studio Thursday.
Jenna Bush Hager teared up while discussing their reunion, telling viewers, “She said that she has the intention to return to the show. Even though it feels like the hardest thing to do, it’s also her home and where she feels so loved.”
Sheinelle Jones chimed in, “Whenever [she is] ready, we are here.”
Savannah, notably, has not appeared on the morning show since Nancy, 84, vanished from her Tucson, Ariz., home on Jan. 31.
Page Six reported in February that the journalist was out at the “Today” show for “the foreseeable future.”
An NBC source told us last month that “the entire show and network are rallying together in support of our beloved colleague and friend” during the “unimaginable” crisis.
“Everyone at ‘Today’ is taking this day by day, and of course giving Savannah the grace, time and support she needs,” another insider said at the time.
Despite Hoda Kotb exiting the network in January 2025, she returned to Studio 1A in her former co-host’s absence.
We hear the 61-year-old will remain in Savannah’s seat for an extended period as the desperate search for Nancy continues.
In Savannah’s latest Instagram plea to her mother’s abductor, she acknowledged that Nancy could “already be gone.”
Savannah added, “If this is what is to be, then we will accept it, but we need to know where she is. We need her to come home.”
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