Overview
- Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb co-hosted Monday after Kotb returned to fill in for Craig Melvin during his vacation, marking their first desk pairing since January 2025.
- Guthrie resumed on-air duties April 6 after roughly two months off to focus on her mother’s disappearance, telling viewers it felt good to be home.
- Outlets reported producers see Kotb as a steady, comforting presence for Guthrie, though NBC has not announced any long-term change to Kotb’s role.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson home on February 1, and investigators say she was taken, with the family cleared and a reward of up to $1 million posted.
- Authorities have circulated home security video of a masked person carrying a weapon, and the family has received ransom-style notes, with only a few viewed as potentially credible.