Savannah Guthrie is stepping back into the spotlight, one move at a time.
The NBC News anchor, 54, made her first public appearance outside of her time on TODAY on Tuesday, August 25, attending a U.S. Open match in New York City.
© Getty ImagesSavannah, wearing a figure-hugging floral dress, was joined by her husband Mike Feldman for the occasion. The outing marked her first sighting beyond her work appearances since the disappearance of her mother Nancy Guthrie.
The journalist's 84-year-old mother disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona earlier this year, and was reported missing on February 1. Nearly seven months have passed since her disappearance, believed to be a kidnapping, and the local Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI are jointly conducting the investigation.
As part of the U.S. Open Fan Week, Savannah caught an exhibition match at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, ahead of the Open proper kicking off on August 30.
The mom-of-two is also currently taking some time off from TODAY, with Meet the Press' Kristen Welker stepping in to sub for her. Her co-anchor Craig Melvin also took the day off earlier in the week, with Kristen joined by Carson Daly instead.
Savannah was not present for the August 26 edition of the morning news show, which served as a tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton, who had passed away the night before at the age of 80.
© Getty ImagesWith Jenna Bush Hager also off, Hoda Kotb returned to the show to join Craig, Carson, Kristen and Al Roker to relive some of Dolly's best moments at Studio 1A, one of their most frequent celebrity guests.
The journalist recently took some time off from the show to fly to Manchester, where she filmed the first season of the upcoming NBC game show based on Wordle, the popular online game hosted by The New York Times.
Savannah will serve as the game show's host, although during production, news broke of the release of a pair of ransom notes that had been sent to the Guthrie family and the media concerning the alleged kidnapping of Nancy.
© Getty ImagesShe took to her social media page at the time to then share a message to her followers, also marking six months since her disappearance, writing in part: "Six months ago, someone took her out of her bed in the dead of night. We have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since."
"We are begging for help. We are desperate. We need someone to come forward. Someone knows something. Someone suspects something. Someone recognizes the writing in the ransom demand notes. Someone has noticed something different, strange, troubling or just unusual – perhaps with someone they deeply love," she continued.
© Getty Images"We will never stop looking for answers – and we will never stop looking for the light," Savannah concluded. "We will always be hoping and praying and believing in the best of our world – in spite of circumstance. This is what our faith makes possible. Please. Bring her home."
