Nancy Guthrie case update: After Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie takes big decision on her future

NBC's Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin pull out of NBC’s 2026 Winter Olympics coverage amid the ongoing search for Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie

Published on: Feb 06, 2026 12:07 AM IST

By Shirin Gupta

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NBC Today co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin will no longer travel to Milan for coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics as the search for Savannah's mother, Nancy Guthrie, intensifies.

NBC's Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin pull out of NBC’s 2026 Winter Olympics coverage amid the ongoing search for Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie (Savannah Guthrie/Facebook)

New hosts named for the Winter Olympics

NBC confirmed on February 4 that Guthrie, who was originally set to co-host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics alongside Terry Gannon, will not attend the Games as the family focuses on finding her mother, Nancy Guthrie. Nancy, 84, was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona, home on January 31.

Mary Carillo will replace Savannah as co-host of the Opening Ceremony alongside Gannon on February 6. Molly Solomon, executive producer and president of NBC Olympics Production, said in a statement, “Our hearts go out to Savannah and the entire Guthrie family. They continue to have our full support.”

Following Guthrie's announcement, NBC also revealed that her Today co-host Craig Melvin will remain stateside rather than accompany the broadcast team to Italy.

Melvin was scheduled to host Olympic Late Night from February 7-9. He will instead cover the games and Today show duties from the United States. Ahmed Fareed is already on site for daytime hosting duties and now will take over Melvin's scheduled Olympic Late Night hosting role as well.

Search for Nancy Guthrie adds to the change

Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI have continued to pursue leads in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Authorities have not stated any suspects or persons of interest, but have described Nancy's home as an active crime scene.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a new interview with NBC that the team is hopeful Nancy is alive. “She's present. She's alive, and we want to save her,” Nanos said.

According to authorities, she was last seen at her home on East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue at approximately 9:30 p.m. local time.

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Shirin Gupta
Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More

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