Overview
- Guthrie is on a multi-week leave from Today to film NBC’s Wordle game show, with production work continuing in New York and no return date announced.
- Hoda Kotb posted a photo of the two smiling together on August 6, and fans left dozens of supportive comments on the Instagram post.
- Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Arizona home in February and remains missing; authorities have not named any suspects in the case.
- Other Today anchors, including Sheinelle Jones, Laura Jarrett and Hallie Jackson, have filled Guthrie’s shifts while the show maintains its regular lineup.
- The Wordle series was announced in May as a Jimmy Fallon-produced project slated for 2027, and producers postponed earlier filming to accommodate Guthrie’s family situation.