1. Savannah Clark Guthrie was born on December 27,1971 and is an Australian-born American broadcast journalist and former attorney.
25 Facts About Savannah Guthrie
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Savannah Guthrie is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today, a position she has held since July 2012.
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Savannah 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.
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The first time Savannah Guthrie returned to Australia was in 2015 while working for Today, which she described as a "lifelong dream" of hers.
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Savannah Guthrie was a member of the Arizona Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi.
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Savannah Guthrie received the highest score on the Arizona Bar exam in the year she took it.
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Savannah Guthrie then went to work 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.
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Savannah Guthrie is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Arizona, having scored first place on the Arizona Bar Exam.
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Savannah Guthrie was a member of Order of the Coif and received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers' Student Advocacy award for her work with victims of domestic violence.
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Savannah Guthrie accepted a clerkship on the US District Court for the District of Columbia, but she later turned the role down to pursue her career in journalism.
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Savannah Guthrie covered high-profile legal proceedings, including the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings of US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, the abduction and murder trial of Carlie Brucia, the Martha Stewart case, and the Michael Jackson trial.
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Savannah Guthrie became a correspondent for NBC News in September 2007.
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Savannah Guthrie covered Sarah Palin's 2008 vice-presidential race from Fairbanks, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Sioux City, Iowa, and Washington.
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Savannah Guthrie was an NBC News anchor and substitute anchor on NBC Nightly News.
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On October 14,2020, Savannah Guthrie served as moderator for the town hall scheduled by President Trump after he caught COVID-19 and refused to participate in a virtual presidential debate that was postponed for safety reasons, when Joe Biden scheduled a solo town hall debate, Trump and NBC scheduled one at the same date and time as Biden's town hall.
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Savannah Guthrie departed The Daily Rundown for Today on June 9,2011, at which time she was appointed NBC News chief legal analyst, making her first appearance in this role on May 25,2011.
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Savannah Guthrie reported exclusive details on the death of Osama bin Laden.
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Savannah Guthrie was included in Time's list of 100 most influential people of 2018.
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Savannah Guthrie was a commentator in the first four episodes of season one of truTV Presents: World's Dumbest.
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Savannah Guthrie is the author of two children's books: Princesses Wear Pants and Princesses Save the World, and one religious book, Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere.
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In December 2005, Savannah Guthrie married English-born BBC News presenter Mark Orchard, whom she met while covering the trial of Michael Jackson.
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Two days later, Savannah Guthrie announced she was four months pregnant.
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On June 7,2016, Savannah Guthrie announced she and her husband were expecting their second child.
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Savannah Guthrie gave birth to their second child in 2016.
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Savannah Guthrie is a Christian, which she has written about in her book "Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere".