Savannah Guthrie announces absence from 'Today' show for 'a few weeks'
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Key Points:
- Savannah Guthrie announced she will take a few weeks off from the “Today” show to film the new game show "Wordle," which she will host and is executive-produced by Jimmy Fallon.
- The "Wordle" game show, based on the New York Times puzzle, is set to shoot its entire season soon and is expected to premiere in 2027.
- Guthrie recently returned to "Today" after a brief hiatus to spend time with her family amid the ongoing investigation into her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance in February.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing from her Tucson home, with FBI releasing security footage of a masked individual near her door, but no arrests have been made yet.
- NBC staff were instructed to maintain a normal atmosphere on set and avoid discussing Nancy’s disappearance following Savannah’s return to work, reflecting the difficult period for the anchor.
