Savannah Guthrie recently broke her social media silence, posting on Instagram for the first time in almost three weeks amidst the ongoing search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
The well-known Today show anchor shared a segment from Friday’s episode, where her fellow co-hosts interacted with members of Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Best Buddies International fosters friendships by pairing volunteers with individuals who have IDD, providing mentorship and companionship as they face daily challenges.
At 54, Savannah has been an advocate for the charity for many years. She has shared a special bond with her “Best Buddy,” Tara, a person with Down Syndrome, for nearly a decade.
In the clip Savannah shared, Tara is seen outside the Today show studio, standing behind co-hosts Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin, proudly holding a sign that read, “We love you Savannah.”
The episode, filmed at 10 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, was a tribute to World Down Syndrome Day, celebrating the spirit and achievements of those with Down Syndrome.
‘Tomorrow’s World Down Syndrome Day and we’re marking it early with some friends from Best Buddies,’ Kotb said.
Savannah added three yellow heart emojis over the clip.
Savannah visited the Today show studios at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan on March 5, 2026. Her colleagues, many of them teary-eyed, gave her a warm welcome
Savannah Guthrie reposted a clip from the Friday edition of the Today show. Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin stood outside the Today show studios and talked to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on Saturday
Savannah has been away from work since her mother disappeared in late January. Kotb and other anchors, including Sheinelle Jones, have been covering for Savannah in her absence.
Since February 6, Kotb has been co-hosting Today with Melvin. The Daily Mail reported earlier this week that NBC has been preparing for Savannah’s eventual return.
So far, Savannah has not indicated when she will come back to the air, but NBC has confirmed that she does not plan to stay away permanently. She visited the studio on March 5 and got a warm welcome from her colleagues.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31 after being dropped off by a family member at her home near Tucson, Arizona.
Police believe the 84-year-old was taken against her will during the early hours of February 1. After she failed to show up at a friend’s home that day, her family reported her missing.
Nancy’s home surveillance footage showed a masked man at her door the night she went missing. Authorities have not been able to identify the man, nor have they zeroed in on a possible suspect.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation, told NBC News on March 12 that he believes he knows the motive behind Nancy’s kidnapping but did not share any more details.
On March 16, Brian Entin of NewsNation reported that investigators asked Nancy’s neighbors for any surveillance footage they can provide for Sunday, January 11 and Saturday, January 24. It’s not clear why these dates are significant.
Nancy Guthrie, Savannah’s 84-year-old mother, was last seen on January 31 after being dropped off by a family member at her home near Tucson, Arizona
Nancy’s home surveillance footage showed a masked man at her door the night she went missing. No suspect or person of interest has been identified by authorities
Nanos and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been roundly criticized for supposedly making significant errors early on in the search.
The Daily Mail reported in February that the sheriff’s department failed to deploy its fixed-wing Cessna aircraft to search the area around Nancy’s home immediately after she was reported missing.
The aircraft, equipped with high-resolution thermal imaging cameras capable of scanning vast swaths of desert terrain, remained on the tarmac for roughly half a day, sources close to the sheriff’s department told the Daily Mail.
There was a staffing shortage that left the department without qualified pilots to fly the plane – a shortage people familiar with the situation blamed directly on Nanos.
Nanos has also acknowledged that crime scene tape around Nancy’s house was put up and taken down on numerous occasions.
When asked about potential crime scene contamination issues this could have caused, Nanos said: ‘I’ll let the court worry about it. We follow the rules of law.’
The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for any information that leads to Nancy’s whereabouts or an arrest of anyone responsible.
Savannah and her family are also offering a $1 million reward. They donated $500,000 to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
