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Savannah Guthrie
Guthrie in 2022
Born
Savannah Clark Guthrie

(1971-12-27)December 27, 1971(age 52)
Sandringham, Victoria,Australia
Citizenship
  • Australia
  • United States
EducationUniversity of Arizona(BA)
Georgetown University(JD)
Occupations
  • Broadcast journalist
  • author
  • producer
Years active1993–present
EmployerNBC News
Known forWhite House Correspondent (2008–2011)
The Daily Rundownco-anchor (2010–2011)
NBC Chief Legal Correspondent (2011–present)
Todayco-anchor (2012–present)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Paradeco-host (2012–present)
Spouses
  • Mark Orchard
    ​
    ​
    (m.2005;div.2009)​
  • ​
    (m.2014)​
Children2

Savannah Clark Guthrie(born December 27, 1971)[1]is an Australian-born American broadcast journalist and former attorney. She is a mainco-anchorof theNBC Newsmorning showToday,a position she has held since July 2012.[2][3]

Guthrie joined NBC News in September 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, regularly reporting on trials throughout the country. After serving as aWhite House correspondentbetween 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of theMSNBCprogramThe Daily Rundownin 2010 and 2011,[4]Guthrie was announced as the co-host ofToday's third hour alongsideNatalie Morales[5]andAl Roker.[6]In that role, she substituted as news anchor and main co-host and appeared as the chief legal analyst across all NBC platforms.[7]Guthrie ceased to be the third-hour co-host and chief legal analyst in 2012 when she replacedAnn Curryas co-anchor ofToday.

Early life and education

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Savannah Clark Guthrie, named for her great-grandmother,[8]was born inMelbourne,Australia,where her father was stationed for work. Her family returned to the United States and moved toTucson, Arizona,two years later.[8]The first time Guthrie returned to Australia was in 2015 while working forToday,which she described as a "lifelong dream" of hers.[9]

She graduated fromAmphitheater High Schoolin Tucson.[8][10]

Guthrie received aB.A.in journalism from theUniversity of Arizona,graduatingcum laudein 1993. She was a member of the Arizona Alpha chapter ofPi Beta Phi.[11]

Guthrie received a Juris Doctor fromGeorgetown University Law Center,[12]where she graduatedmagna cum laudein 2002. She received the highest score on the Arizona Bar exam in the year she took it.[13]

Career

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Guthrie's first job in broadcasting was atKTVM,the NBC affiliate inButte, Montana;she started in October 1993, but on her 10th day at the station, the local news operation was closed.[14][15][16]She then went to work atABCaffiliateKMIZinColumbia, Missouri,where she worked for two years before returning to Tucson and a job withNBCaffiliateKVOAin 1995. After five years in Arizona, she took a job atWRC-TV,Washington, D.C.where she covered major stories, including theSeptember 11 attackonThe Pentagonand the2001 anthrax attacks.[8]

After working several years as a broadcast journalist, Guthrie chose to resume her higher education, receiving aJuris Doctorfrom Georgetown University Law Center, where she graduatedmagna cum laudein 2002. She is a member of the bars of theDistrict of ColumbiaandArizona,having scored first place on the ArizonaBar Exam.She also was a member ofOrder of the Coifand received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers' Student Advocacy award for her work with victims of domestic violence.

Guthrie worked for the law firmAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld,where she served as alitigationassociate, specializing inwhite-collarcriminal defense. Guthrie accepted a clerkship on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, but she later turned the role down to pursue her career in journalism. In 2004, she became a national trial correspondent forCourtTV.Guthrie covered high-profile legal proceedings, including theSenate Judiciary Committeeconfirmation hearings ofU.S. Supreme CourtnomineeSamuel Alito,the abduction and murder trial ofCarlie Brucia,theMartha Stewartcase, and theMichael Jackson trial.

NBC News (2007–present)

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Guthrie became a correspondent forNBC Newsin September 2007.[17]She coveredSarah Palin's 2008 vice-presidential race fromFairbanks,Pittsburgh,San Antonio,Sioux City, Iowa,andWashington.On December 18, she was named aWhite House correspondentfor NBC News. In this capacity, she contributed to all NBC News properties.[18]Guthrie is also an NBC News anchor and substitute anchor onNBC Nightly News.

On October 14, 2020, Guthrie served as moderator for the town hall scheduled by President Trump after he caught COVID-19 and refused to participate in a virtual presidential debate that was postponed for safety reasons, when Joe Biden scheduled a solo town hall debate, Trump andNBCscheduled one at the same date and time as Biden's town hall.

The Today Show(2011–present)

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Guthrie interviewsBarack Obamain the White House kitchen for aSuper Bowl XLIXpre-game show
Guthrie interviews U.S. Secretary of DefenseAsh Carterin March 2015.

After Guthrie substituted for bothMeredith VieiraandAnn CurryonToday,it was confirmed on May 9, 2011 that she would become co-host of the 9 a.m. hour alongsideNatalie MoralesandAl Roker,and the show's Chief Legal Editor. The move came after Vieira announced her departure from the show as co-host of the main program, and the subsequent promotions of Curry and Morales to main co-host and news anchor, respectively. Guthrie departedThe Daily RundownforTodayon June 9, 2011,[19]at which time she was appointed NBC News chief legal analyst, making her first appearance in this role on May 25, 2011.[7]On June 29, 2012, it was announced that Guthrie would co-anchorToday,replacing Curry. Her first day as co-anchor alongsideMatt Lauerwas on July 9, 2012.[20]

In 2011, she conducted an interview withDonald Trumpin which he discussed his role in theBarack Obama "birther" controversy.[21]Later that year, she interviewedConrad Murrayafter he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death ofMichael Jackson.[22]She reported exclusive details on thedeath of Osama bin Laden.[21]On November 29, 2017, Guthrie succeeded Matt Lauer as host alongsideHoda Kotb,after Lauer’s longstanding practice of sexual assault & harassment of young female colleagues became public.[citation needed]

Since 2012, she has hosted theMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade[23]on NBC and the annualRockefeller CenterChristmas tree lighting.[24]

In 2020, she conducted another interview with then-PresidentDonald Trumpduring his re-election campaign in the 2020 election amidst theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States.Guthrie pressed him on issues of his debts, coronavirus response and refusal to outright condemn the right-wing conspiracy theory ofQAnon.[25]

Guthrie was included inTime's list of 100 most influential people of 2018.[26]

Other work

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Guthrie was a commentator in the first four episodes of season one oftruTV Presents: World's Dumbest....

Guthrie appeared as herself in the 2013 series finale of the NBC sitcom30 Rockand the 2015 filmSharknado 3: Oh Hell No!.[27]

In 2018, she played alongside compatriotJack Sockin an exhibition tennis match against SwissRoger Federerand AmericanBill Gates.Savannah and Jack suffered a loss, the final score being 3–6.[28]

Guthrie is the author of two children's books:Princesses Wear PantsandPrincesses Save the World,[29]and one religious book,Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere.[30]

In February 2021, Guthrie was announced to be an interim guest host ofJeopardy!following the death of hostAlex Trebek.Her episodes aired June 14–25, 2021.[31]

Guthrie along with Hoda Kotb both appeared on an episode ofCurb Your Enthusiasm.

Personal life

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Marriages and family

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In December 2005, Guthrie marriedEnglish-bornBBC Newspresenter Mark Orchard, whom she met while covering thetrial of Michael Jackson.The couple divorced in 2009.

In late 2009, she began a relationship withDemocraticpolitical and communications consultantMichael Feldman[8]while vacationing in theTurks and Caicos Islands.In 2013, they became engaged. They married on March 15, 2014, in Tucson, Arizona. Two days later, Guthrie announced she was four months pregnant.[32]

Guthrie gave birth to their first child in 2014.[33]On June 7, 2016, Guthrie announced she and her husband were expecting their second child.[34]She gave birth to their second child in 2016.[35]

Health

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Guthrie contractedCOVID-19three times. On January 10, 2022, it was announced that Guthrie had tested positive for COVID-19 Deltacron hybrid variant for a first time, stating on the air that she had "little sniffs and not much more than that." Guthrie's diagnosis came one week after herTodayco-hostHoda Kotbalso tested positive for the hybrid variant as well.[36]On May 6, 2022, she tested positive for COVID-19 Omicron variant, saying "I feel great. Honestly, I'm going to be back tomorrow. I just had a little cold, so I was really lucky with it." during a video call on May 10 onToday.[37]On February 28, 2023, Guthrie tested positive for COVID-19 Omicron variant again, leaving the show around 7:30 a.m. after she wasn't feeling great and taking a test.[38]

See also

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References

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  14. ^"News never rests on the weekend. Why should we?".The Montana Standard(Advertisement). Butte, Montana. October 23, 1993. p. Time Out 22.RetrievedDecember 21,2023– via Newspapers.
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  19. ^Ariens, Chris (June 3, 2011)."Savannah Guthrie's Final MSNBC show simulcast on NBC".MediaBistro.Archivedfrom the original on September 8, 2012.RetrievedAugust 31,2012.
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  22. ^"Behind the Interview: Savannah's sit-down with Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray while he awaited his courtroom fate".Today.NBC Universal. December 8, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on July 26, 2019.RetrievedJuly 26,2019.
  23. ^Ungerman, Alex (December 4, 2017)."Inside Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer's 'Today' Show Relationship".Yahoo.Archivedfrom the original on July 26, 2019.RetrievedJuly 26,2019.
  24. ^"'CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER' 2012 TO FEATURE STAR-STUDDED GUESTS & SANDY-SURVIVING TREE! ".theboot.November 15, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on July 26, 2019.RetrievedJuly 26,2019.
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  27. ^Putnam, Lindsay (July 23, 2015)."The 10 best celebrity deaths in 'Sharknado 3'".nypost.NYP Holdings, Inc.Archivedfrom the original on October 22, 2021.RetrievedJuly 26,2019.
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  29. ^Kim, Eun Kyung (September 18, 2018)."Savannah Guthrie has a new book! Check out 'Princesses Save the World'".today.Archivedfrom the original on November 4, 2020.RetrievedOctober 19,2020.
  30. ^"Mostly What God Does Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie".
  31. ^GOEL, VRITTI RASHI (February 3, 2021)."Savannah Guthrie, Anderson Cooper and Dr. Oz among new guest hosts of" Jeopardy! "".cbsnews.Archivedfrom the original on February 5, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 5,2021.
  32. ^"Savannah Guthrie pregnant with first baby, she revealed at weekend wedding".Today.March 17, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on March 17, 2014.RetrievedMarch 17,2014.
  33. ^"It's a girl! Savannah Guthrie gives birth to baby Vale".Today.August 14, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on May 29, 2015.
  34. ^"Pregnant 'Today' anchor Savannah Guthrie will skip Olympics in Rio because of Zika concerns".Los Angeles Times.June 7, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on September 6, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 8,2016.
  35. ^"Savannah Guthrie Welcomes Son Charles Max Feldman",People,December 9, 2016,archivedfrom the original on December 9, 2016,retrievedDecember 9,2016
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  37. ^Lowe, Lindsay (May 10, 2022)."Savannah calls TODAY to give an update on COVID and isolation".Today.RetrievedMarch 1,2023.
  38. ^Stump, Scott (February 28, 2023)."Savannah Guthrie tests positive for COVID-19 during live TODAY broadcast".Today.RetrievedMarch 1,2023.
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