Savannah Guthrie is an American broadcast journalist and former attorney best known as a main co-anchor of NBC's *Today* show since July 2012.[1][4][6] Born on December 27, 1971, in Melbourne, Australia, she grew up in Tucson, Arizona, after her family relocated.[3][5] Guthrie graduated magna cum laude with a journalism degree from the University of Arizona in 1993 and later earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002, topping the Arizona bar exam.[5][6] She began her career at local stations including KTVM in Butte, Montana, KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri, KVOA in Tucson, and WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., covering major events like the September 11 attacks and 2001 anthrax poisonings.[1][4][6] Joining NBC News in 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, she reported on high-profile trials and served as White House correspondent from 2008 to 2011, covering the presidential campaign, Sarah Palin's vice-presidential run, and Osama bin Laden's death.[1][4] She co-anchored MSNBC's *The Daily Rundown* (2010-2011) and contributed to Emmy-winning election night coverage.[6] In 2011, she became chief legal correspondent and third-hour host of *Today*, replacing Ann Curry as co-anchor alongside Matt Lauer in 2012.[1][3][4] After Lauer's 2017 dismissal for sexual misconduct, Guthrie co-anchored with Hoda Kotb until Kotb's retirement in January 2025, when Craig Melvin assumed the role.[1] Renowned for political interviews with figures like Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Gabby Giffords, she has anchored NBC's Olympic coverage, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and *Dateline NBC*.[1][3][7] Guthrie was inducted into the University of Arizona Journalism Hall of Fame in 2018 and received the 2017 Matrix Award.[5] Recently, her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing in Arizona, drawing public attention.[2] (298 words)