Savannah Guthrie spent almost nine years in the field of anchoring and probably she is one of the most talked-about hosts in the county at the moment. Apart from this, she is an attorney and broadcast journalist as well as the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today. She is also an actress and a writer and is known for 30 Rock and 1600 Penn.
Early life
Savannah Guthrie was named after her great-grandmother and was born on 17th December 1971, in the city of Melbourne in Australia. Her father was stationed for work here, after two years, her family returned to the United States and moved to the city of Tucson, Arizona where she grew up. Her parents’ names are Charles Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie and she grew up with Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, her siblings.
For schooling, she went to the Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Arizona. Savannah went to the University of Arizona in the city of Tucson, Arizona in the year 1993 and graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She went to the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in the year 2002 and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree.
Savannah Guthrie Career
Savannah got her first job in broadcasting when she was with the ABC affiliate KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri. Here, she worked for about two years before she returned to Tucson and got a job with an NBC affiliate KVOA in the year 1995. After working for five years in KVOA, she took up a job at the WRC-TV, Washington, D.C., where she covered major stories. She, later on, became a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Arizona as she scored first place in the Arizona Bar Exam, she was also a member of the Order of the Coif and got the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy award for her work.
She worked for a law firm called Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld where she was serving as a litigation associate who specialized in white-collar criminal defense. In the year 2004, she became a national trial correspondent for the CourtTV and covered high-profile legal proceedings. Recently, she started to host one of the most popular shows in the USA “Jeopardy” as the guest host and will try to gain the trust of the audience. Viewers are desperate that the show creator should select a permanent host for the show but after the death of Alex Trebek, it seems kind of difficult to fill in his place.
Controversies
Even though she’s a really popular journalist and attorney figure, she has managed to keep her profile and career pretty clean and has excluded indulging her name in any controversies, scandals, or rumors. Savannah has supported various platforms and contributed to various NGOs and charity funds such as Autism Speaks, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Food Bank for New York City, Roger Federer Foundation, Save the Children, The Miami Project, United Nations Foundation, and Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.
Social media
Savannah has a verified Instagram account (@savannahguthrie) which has over more than 996k followers. She also has a verified Twitter account (@SavannahGuthrie) which possesses over more than 982.3k followers. She also has a verified Facebook account (@SavannahGuthrie) which has over more than 379k followers.
Savannah Guthrie Biography |
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| Real Name | Savannah Clark Guthrie |
| Birth Date | 27 December 1971 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 49 Years |
| Birth Place | Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | American, Australian |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Capricorn |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 10” – in Centimetres – 178 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 60 kg – in Pounds – 132 lbs |
| Body Measurements | 34-25-35 |
| Bra (Breast) Size | 32B |
| Waist Size | 25 |
| Hip Size | 35 |
| Shoe Size | 9 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Body Type | Slim |
Family |
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| Father | Charles Guthrie |
| Mother | Nancy Guthrie |
| Sister | One (Annie Guthrie) |
| Brother | One (Carmon Guthrie) |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Amphitheater High School |
| College | Georgetown University Law Center, The University of Arizona |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Affair | No |
| Is she a lesbian? | No |
| Husband | Michael Feldman |
| Children | Two (Vale Guthrie Feldman, Charles Max Feldman) |
Personal life
In December 2005, Savannah started dating Mark Orchard who is a BBC News presenter, and got engaged but later in 2009, they divorced. She started dating Michael Feldman in late 2009 and in 2013 they got engaged. They got married on 15th March 2014, in Tucson. Savannah gave birth to her first child, Vale Guthrie Feldman, on August 13, 2014. On December 8th, 2016, the couple had another child, Charles Max Feldman.
Savannah Guthrie Net worth
Savannah’s total assets and net worth amount to over 20 million dollars. Her earnings and income come from her career as a broadcast journalist and an attorney. As she rises to fame, her net worth will only surge higher.
Trivia
- Savannah was announced to be an interim guest host of Jeopardy in February 2021 after the death of the former host Alex Trebek.
- She is also an author of two children’s books called ‘Princesses wear Pants’ and ‘Princesses Save the World’.
- Guthrie played alongside Jack Sock in an exhibition tennis match against Roger Federer and Bill Gates in the year 2018.
- She has also appeared as herself in the series finale of the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2013.
- She was on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2018.
- Her first day as a co-anchor was on 9th July 2012, along with Matt Lauer.
- Guthrie was so nervous at that time and even considered those moments as one of the most embarrassing interviews of her career as well.
