Savannah Guthrie has made several desperate pleas to the public after her mother’s shocking disappearance. However, she hasn’t addressed the details of the alleged kidnapping until now. She sat with Today Show co-host Hoda Kotb for a raw and emotional multi-part interview. Former NBC anchor Megyn Kelly slammed the interview as wholly ‘inappropriate’. Keep reading to find out why.
Savannah Guthrie Opens Up To Hoda Kotb About Mother’s Disappearance
Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was last seen on January 31. She was reported missing the next day after missing church. Nearly two months later, the authorities still have no idea where she is or who took her from her home in Tucson, Arizona. According to the police, signs from inside the home point to Nancy Guthrie being kidnapped. They released a harrowing video of a masked person disabling the security cameras on the night she went missing.
Despite the resources of the local authorities and the FBI, Nancy Guthrie has not been found. Savannah Guthrie immediately went to Arizona, leaving her future with the Today Show in question. Hoda Kotb returned to the news program to fill in during her absence.
Aside from social media videos pleading for help from the public, Savannah Guthrie has stayed quiet about the details surrounding her mom’s sudden disappearance. She broke her silence in a three-part interview with Hoda Kotb that aired exclusively on the Today Show.
Savannah Guthrie shared her fear that her career in television played a role in her mother’s alleged abduction. She shared new details of the case, including that the back door to her mother’s home had been “propped” open. Hoda Kotb couldn’t hold back her tears while interviewing her friend and co-worker.
Megyn Kelly Slams ‘Inappropriate’ Interview
Megyn Kelly is a veteran of both Fox News and NBC. She started a YouTube show after leaving traditional network television. The former news anchor dissected Savannah Guthrie’s interview on the most recent episode of The Megyn Kelly Show.
She slammed Hoda Kotb’s behavior during the interview as “inappropriate.” Megyn Kelly said she didn’t think Hoda Kotb was the right person for the interview. “They put her out there because they use this as a promotional vehicle,” the former Fox News anchor claimed.
She felt that NBC was trying to portray the Today Show as “one big, happy family” by using Hoda Kotb. Furthermore, Megyn Kelly said that Hoda Kotb took the spotlight away from Savannah Guthrie with her tears and “empathetic sounds.” The longtime news anchor said that usually the interview’s microphone is muted or lowered so the sounds aren’t audible.
“The reason they left Hoda’s mic open is because, I’m telling you, NBC had an agenda here… It was an inappropriate choice, journalistically, because it served as only a distraction,” Megyn Kelly said. She previously put some blame on NBC for Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnapping.
Tell us in the comments if you agree that Hoda Kotb took attention away from Savannah Guthrie in the interview.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
