Savannah Guthrie
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Savannah Guthrie is an American journalist and attorney, working for NBC News
.
After serving as a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of the MSNBC
program The Daily Rundown
between 2010 and 2011, Guthrie was announced as the co-host of Todays third hour alongside Natalie Morales
and Al Roker
. In that role she also substitutes as news anchor and main co-host, and appears as the Chief Legal Analyst across all NBC platforms.
Guthrie joined NBC in September 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, regularly reported on trials throughout the country.
, and graduated from Amphitheater High School
.
Guthrie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Arizona
before receiving her Juris Doctor
from Georgetown University Law Center
, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. Guthrie is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Arizona
, having scored first place on the Arizona Bar Exam. 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. She worked for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
, where she served as a litigation associate, specializing in white-collar
criminal defense. Prior to serving in this capacity, Guthrie was a Law Fellow at Georgetown University
Law Center, teaching a first-year Legal Research and Writing workshop on a weekly basis.
Before joining Court TV (now truTV), Guthrie worked at NBC
affiliates WRC-TV
in Washington, D.C. as a reporter and KVOA-TV in Tucson, Arizona
as a reporter/anchor. Previously Guthrie worked as a reporter and anchor at KMIZ-TV in Columbia, MO.
Guthrie covered high profile legal proceedings including the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito
, the abduction and murder trial of Carlie Brucia
, the Martha Stewart
case, and the Michael Jackson
trial. Guthrie covered Sarah Palin
in the 2008 presidential race from Fairbanks
, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Sioux City, Iowa
and Washington
. On December 18, 2008, Guthrie was named White House correspondent for NBC News. In this capacity she contributes to all NBC News properties. She has also substituted for David Shuster
on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Willie Geist
on Way Too Early. She substituted for David Gregory on "Meet the Press" on August 21, 2011.
Guthrie was the commencement speaker for the University of Arizona
's 2011 graduation ceremony.
and Ann Curry
on Today, it was confirmed on May 9, 2011, that Guthrie would become co-host of the 9am hour alongside Natalie Morales
and Al Roker
, as well as the show's Chief Legal Editor. The move came after Meredith Vieira
announced her departure from the show as co-host of the main program, and the subsequent promotions of Ann Curry and Natalie Morales to main co-host and news anchor respectively. Guthrie departed The Daily Rundown on June 3, 2011, and joined Today on June 8, 2011. She also becomes NBC News's Chief Legal Analyst, having made her first appearance in this role on May 25th 2011.
, Guthrie met English
-born BBC News
presenter Mark Orchard. After Orchard divorced his first wife, journalist Anne Kornblut
, the couple married in December 2005.The couple is now reportedly separated and Guthrie has since appeared on air without a wedding ring.
In an online news article she stated her height at 5'10"
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
.
After serving as a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of the MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
program The Daily Rundown
The Daily Rundown
The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd is an hour-long weekday morning political talk show on MSNBC, hosted by NBC Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director Chuck Todd. The show premiered on MSNBC on January 11, 2010, and features news, interviews, and analysis relating to politics from the...
between 2010 and 2011, Guthrie was announced as the co-host of Todays third hour alongside Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales
Natalie Leticia Morales is the news anchor for NBC's Today.-Career:Morales was an anchor and correspondent for MSNBC from 2002 to 2006...
and Al Roker
Al Roker
Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. is an American television meteorologist as well as an actor and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today. On Monday, July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show, Wake Up with Al, on The Weather Channel, which airs weekdays...
. In that role she also substitutes as news anchor and main co-host, and appears as the Chief Legal Analyst across all NBC platforms.
Guthrie joined NBC in September 2007 as a legal analyst and correspondent, regularly reported on trials throughout the country.
Biography
Savannah Guthrie is a native of Tucson, ArizonaTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, and graduated from Amphitheater High School
Amphitheater High School
Amphitheater High School, also known as Amphi High, is a public high school, located in central Tucson, Arizona, United States. Amphi is the flagship high school of Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson, and serves grades 9–12. The school mascot is the panther, and the school colors are kelly green...
.
Guthrie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
before receiving her Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. Guthrie is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, having scored first place on the Arizona Bar Exam. Guthrie was a member of Order of the Coif
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates. A student at an American law school who earns a Juris Doctor degree and graduates in the top 10 percent of his or her class is eligible for membership if the student's law school has a chapter of the...
and received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers' Student Advocacy award for her work with victims of domestic violence. She worked for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a law firm founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1945 by Robert Strauss and Richard Gump. The firm now numbers more than 800 attorneys and advisers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia...
, where she served as a litigation associate, specializing in white-collar
White-collar crime
Within the field of criminology, white-collar crime has been defined by Edwin Sutherland as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" . Sutherland was a proponent of Symbolic Interactionism, and believed that criminal behavior was...
criminal defense. Prior to serving in this capacity, Guthrie was a Law Fellow at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
Law Center, teaching a first-year Legal Research and Writing workshop on a weekly basis.
Before joining Court TV (now truTV), Guthrie worked at NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliates WRC-TV
WRC-TV
WRC-TV, channel 4, is an owned and operated television station of the NBC television network, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
in Washington, D.C. as a reporter and KVOA-TV in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
as a reporter/anchor. Previously Guthrie worked as a reporter and anchor at KMIZ-TV in Columbia, MO.
Guthrie covered high profile legal proceedings including the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito
Samuel Alito
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and has served on the court since January 31, 2006....
, the abduction and murder trial of Carlie Brucia
Carlie Brucia
Carlie's Law was a US Congressional bill introduced by Representative Katherine Harris , with the support of Nick Lampson and Marsha Blackburn in response to the kidnapping, rape and murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia by Joseph P. Smith, who was released on probation at the time of Carlie's murder...
, the Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, author, magazine publisher, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising...
case, and the Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
trial. Guthrie covered Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
in the 2008 presidential race from Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
and Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. On December 18, 2008, Guthrie was named White House correspondent for NBC News. In this capacity she contributes to all NBC News properties. She has also substituted for David Shuster
David Shuster
David Martin Shuster is an American television journalist who has been an anchor for MSNBC and who has also worked for Fox News and CNN. He anchored MSNBC Live weekdays from 10-11am and 3-4pm ET and filled in for Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow on their respective shows...
on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Willie Geist
Willie Geist
William "Willie" Geist is host of MSNBC's Way Too Early with Willie Geist, a co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and contributor to several NBC News programs. Geist also hosts a satirical video blog on MSNBC.com called Zeitgeist...
on Way Too Early. She substituted for David Gregory on "Meet the Press" on August 21, 2011.
Guthrie was the commencement speaker for the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
's 2011 graduation ceremony.
Today
After substituting for both Meredith VieiraMeredith Vieira
Meredith Louise Vieira is an American journalist, television personality, and game show host. She is best known for her roles as the original moderator of the ABC talk program The View and co-host of the long-running NBC News morning news program, Today...
and Ann Curry
Ann Curry
Ann Curry is an American television news journalist and co-anchor on NBC's morning television program Today. She is the former news anchor on Today, a role she began in March 1997, and was the host of Dateline NBC from 2005-2011.Curry is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Biography:Curry was born in...
on Today, it was confirmed on May 9, 2011, that Guthrie would become co-host of the 9am hour alongside Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales
Natalie Leticia Morales is the news anchor for NBC's Today.-Career:Morales was an anchor and correspondent for MSNBC from 2002 to 2006...
and Al Roker
Al Roker
Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. is an American television meteorologist as well as an actor and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today. On Monday, July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show, Wake Up with Al, on The Weather Channel, which airs weekdays...
, as well as the show's Chief Legal Editor. The move came after Meredith Vieira
Meredith Vieira
Meredith Louise Vieira is an American journalist, television personality, and game show host. She is best known for her roles as the original moderator of the ABC talk program The View and co-host of the long-running NBC News morning news program, Today...
announced her departure from the show as co-host of the main program, and the subsequent promotions of Ann Curry and Natalie Morales to main co-host and news anchor respectively. Guthrie departed The Daily Rundown on June 3, 2011, and joined Today on June 8, 2011. She also becomes NBC News's Chief Legal Analyst, having made her first appearance in this role on May 25th 2011.
Personal life
While covering the trial of Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Guthrie met English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
presenter Mark Orchard. After Orchard divorced his first wife, journalist Anne Kornblut
Anne Kornblut
Anne Elise Kornblut is an American journalist. She is currently a staff writer for the Washington Post.-Early life:...
, the couple married in December 2005.The couple is now reportedly separated and Guthrie has since appeared on air without a wedding ring.
In an online news article she stated her height at 5'10"