Savannah Guthrie, daughter of Nancy Guthrie, mentioned her mother during a recent “Today” episode.
The NBC anchor recalled her mother’s Irish heritage as the crew prepared to travel to Ireland.
Savannah Guthrie’s latest comment comes seven months after Nancy’s disappearance
“My mother’s family — my mother was Irish, [as was] her grandmother,” Savannah told viewers. “They were from Galway.” The comment came as the “Today” crew prepared to head to Ireland to film a series of live episodes. The anchor noticeably used the past tense when speaking about her mother. She has previously acknowledged that Nancy may not be alive.
However, the journalist has continued to appeal for information about her mother’s whereabouts. In a February video, Savannah acknowledged that Nancy “may be lost” and “may already be gone,” while saying that the family still needed to know where she was and wanted her to come home.
She added, “She may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves and is dancing in Heaven with her mom and her dad and with her beloved brother Pierce and with our daddy.”
Savannah returned to the “Today” show in April, after spending two months navigating the family emergency.
“Every day, we wake up and try to be strong and go on — because that’s what our joyful and resilient Mom taught us to do,” she told her Instagram followers last month. “But make no mistake — our hearts are in ruins.”
Nancy Guthrie was believed to have been abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home in February. Authorities have released surveillance footage showing a masked individual at her home around the time of her disappearance. The investigation remains active, and Nancy has not been located.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said investigators are continuing to work through evidence and leads as they seek answers in the case. Seven months after her disappearance, the 84-year-old remains missing. responsible. Seven months later, the 84-year-old remains missing. The case quickly became one of the nation’s most closely watched investigations and has attracted widespread national attention.
