Savannah Guthrie has renewed her contract to remain at NBC’s “Today” show, sources confirmed.
The 54-year-old anchor’s deal was set to expire at the end of 2025, and network executives had been awaiting her decision. The renewal comes as Guthrie endures what colleagues describe as the most grueling period of her professional life, with her mother still missing more than nine months after a violent abduction.
“Savannah is the best in the business, we want her to stay for as long as she wants to stay,” a source told the outlet.
Guthrie’s compensation had previously been reported at between $7 million and $8 million annually. Her prior contract still had more than a year remaining when co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced her own departure from the program in October 2024.
The timing of Guthrie’s renewal underscores her commitment to the morning broadcast despite extraordinary personal circumstances. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was kidnapped from her Arizona residence on February 1, and investigators have released no significant updates in the months since.
The anchor has repeatedly broken down during live broadcasts while discussing her mother’s disappearance. After taking a six-week leave from the program earlier this year, she returned for an emotional interview with Kotb in which she voiced a devastating self-recrimination.
“I looked good…,” she said during that exchange, before expressing her fear that the kidnapping was somehow her fault.
Guthrie’s decision to extend her tenure at NBC arrives without resolution to her mother’s case. The prolonged absence of information has left the family in sustained anguish, with the anchor occasionally unable to contain her grief on air.
The network’s desire to retain her services reflects Guthrie’s stature within morning television. Her pairing with Kotb had represented one of the most prominent female-led anchor teams in broadcast news prior to Kotb’s exit.
Nancy Guthrie’s abduction triggered a multi-agency investigation that has yielded no public breakthroughs. The case has drawn national attention in part due to her daughter’s visibility, though law enforcement officials have remained tight-lipped about potential leads or suspects.
Guthrie’s return to the anchor desk following her hiatus was itself a subject of considerable viewer concern, with her emotional state clearly visible during several segments. The anchor has since maintained her regular presence on the program while continuing to appeal for information about her mother’s whereabouts.
The “Today” show continues its broadcast schedule from Studio 1A in Rockefeller Center.