Savannah Guthrie Extends Her Deal to Stay on NBC’s Morning Show

Savannah Guthrie has extended her contract with NBC News, keeping her at the anchor desk of the network’s morning program. The agreement comes as the program has outperformed its main rivals in the ratings and ends speculation about whether she would stay in the role after her contract was due to expire at the end of the year.

Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her Arizona home on February 1. More than nine months later, the case remains unsolved, with no update on her whereabouts in the reports about the extension.

Guthrie has spoken publicly about the effect of her mother’s disappearance. After returning to the morning program following a six-week hiatus earlier this year, she told co-anchor Hoda Kotb that she feared she was to blame for her mother’s kidnapping. She has also become emotional on camera while discussing the ordeal.

NBC News did not make executives available for comment. A source familiar with the contract extension said it would keep Guthrie at the program; a source described her as a leading talent and said the network wanted her to stay as long as she wished.