Savannah Guthrie

Who is Savannah Guthrie?

Answer: Savannah Guthrie is a prolific journalist and co-host of NBC’s “Today.”

Her parents are Nancy Guthrie and Charles Guthrie. She is the youngest child in the Guthrie family, with an older sister, Annie, and a brother, Charles.

Guthrie was born in Australia before moving to Tucson, Arizona as a child.

In addition to being a journalist, she is the author of several books, including “Mostly What God Does,” “Mostly What God Does Is Love You” and the co-written books “Princesses Save the World” and “Princesses Wear Pants” with Allison Oppenheim.

Guthrie was formerly married to British journalist Mark Orchard.

Who is Savannah Guthrie's current husband, Mark Feldman?

Answer: Mark Feldman is a former Democratic political aide who worked in the Clinton-Gore White House, where he served as a senior advisor and traveling chief of staff to Al Gore, according to People.

He is now a business consultant and founding partner of FGS Global, an international communications, consulting and advocacy firm.

Feldman served as a consultant for actor Johnny Depp’s legal team in his high-profile defamation suit against “Aquaman” actress Amber Heard.

The couple has been married since 2014 and has two children.

What did Savannah Guthrie do before the "Today" Show?

Answer: Throughout the 1990s, Savannah Guthrie was a broadcaster at local cable affiliates in Montana and Missouri and eventually in Tucson, where she grew up. She spent five years at the city’s NBC affiliate, KVOA, before accepting a position at NBC’s local affiliate in Washington, D.C.

After returning to school and earning a law degree at Georgetown University, she worked briefly in white-collar criminal defense and later as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before returning to journalism.

Guthrie joined the network as a legal analyst in 2007. She served as a White House correspondent from 2008 to 2011 and briefly co-hosted an MSNBC show called “The Daily Rundown” from 2010 to 2011.

Why is Savannah Guthrie not on the "Today" Show?

Answer: Savannah Guthrie stepped away from her role as co-host of the “Today” show after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing in early February 2026.

She shifted her focus to finding her 84-year-old mother and supporting her family. Guthrie also missed the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, and it remains unclear when she will return to her position.