Savannah Guthrie’s Ups and Downs Over the Years: Multiple COVID-19 Diagnoses and More

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As upbeat as she may seem on TV, Savannah Guthrie knows what it’s like to deal with loss. Alongside her incredible success as the cohost of Today, the television journalist has also had her fair share of hardships throughout the years.In 1988, when she was 16 years old, Guthrie’s dad died of a heart attack.“Not far from mind or heart ever, ever: my dear daddy, Christmas baby like me,” the NBC personality reflected while celebrating her 50th birthday in 2021. “He never turned 50 from 49.

But tonight I have! So I treasure this gift of life and remember you always.”Guthrie — who shares daughter Vale and son Charley, named after her father, with husband Michael Feldman — has also been candid about the pregnancy loss she suffered after giving birth to Vale in 2014.“I didn’t want to get my hopes up.

I just tried to tell myself that it would be OK if it didn’t happen: Maybe it’s not meant for me, and that’s OK because I’ve already been blessed so much in my life.

I’m not entitled to have a baby too,” the Australia native — Guthrie was born in Melbourne before being raised in Arizona — told Good Housekeeping in March 2022. “Looking back, that mindset was probably a self-defense mechanism.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesAfter deciding to undergo in-vitro fertilization treatments (IVF) in order to have a second child, Guthrie realized just how much it takes to bring a child into this world.“Going through what we did, it makes you realize that everything has to go just right to have a healthy baby.