Nancy Guthrie: 5 things to know as ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mom goes missing in Arizona

Nancy Guthrie, ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie's mom, is missing in Arizona. Search and rescue teams, homicide teams and detectives, are out at her home.

Published on: Feb 2, 2026, 12:23:28 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Nancy Guthrie, the mother of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie, is missing in Arizona, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has announced. Nancy, 84, previously appeared as a guest on ‘Today’.

Nancy Guthrie: 5 things to know as ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mom goes missing in Arizona (@PimaSheriff/X)

Savannah spoke about her mom in a feature titled “Lessons Learned from Moms” back in 2023. She also paid tribute to her mom on the show on her 80th birthday in 2022.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has urged anyone with information on Nancy’s whereabouts to call 911. She has been listed as a “vulnerable adult” in a missing person poster shared by the sheriff’s department.

Savannah has not publicly commented on the situation yet.

Five things to know after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

Here are five things to know after Nancy Guthrie was confirmed to be missing in Arizona:

Nancy was last seen in the Catalina Foothills area on Saturday night, January 31, at approximately 9:45 pm, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced during a press conference on Sunday.
A family member reported Nancy missing on Sunday, around noon, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, according to local news station KOLD.
Search and rescue teams, as well as homicide teams and detectives, have been out at Nancy’s home, Nanos said.
Foul play is not being ruled out in Nancy’s disappearance at this time. "I don't need to tell you, this is very concerning to us," Nanos said. "We don't typically get the sheriffs out at a scene like this."
Nancy is 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes and is described as having some physical ailments. However, she does not have cognitive issues, her family said, according to the sheriff. It is unclear what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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