Savannah Guthrie | |
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Guthrie at the 2012 Time 100 gala
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Born |
Savannah Clark Guthrie December 27, 1971 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Residence | New York City, U.S. |
Citizenship | United States |
Education |
University of Arizona (B.A.), Georgetown University (J.D.) |
Occupation | Television journalist |
Employer | NBC News |
Known for | White House Correspondent (2008–2011) The Daily Rundown co-anchor (2010–11) NBC Chief Legal Correspondent (2011–present) Today co-anchor (2012–present) Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade host (2012–present) |
Home town | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Mark Orchard (m. 2005–09) Michael Feldman (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Savannah Clark Guthrie (born December 27, 1971) is an American journalist and attorney, working for NBC News. She has been co-anchor of The Today Show since July 2012.
Guthrie joined NBC News in September 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, regularly reporting on trials throughout the country. After serving as a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of the MSNBC program The Daily Rundown in 2010 and 2011, Guthrie was announced as the co-host of Today's third hour alongside Natalie Morales and Al Roker. In that role, she substituted as news anchor and main co-host and appeared as the chief legal analyst across all NBC platforms. Guthrie ceased to be the third hour co-host and chief legal analyst in 2012 when she replaced Ann Curry as co-anchor of Today.
Savannah Clark Guthrie, named for her great-grandmother, was born in Melbourne, Australia, where her father was stationed for work. Her family returned to the United States and moved to Tucson, Arizona two years later. She graduated from Amphitheater High School in Tucson.
Guthrie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Arizona, graduating Cum laude in 1993. She was a member of the Arizona Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi.
Her first job in broadcasting was at ABC affiliate KMIZ, in Columbia, Missouri, where she worked for two years before returning to Tucson and a job with NBC affiliate KVOA in 1995. After five years in Arizona, she took a job at WRC-TV, Washington, D.C. where she covered major stories including the September 11, 2001, attack on The Pentagon and the 2001 anthrax attacks.