Savannah Guthrie has been candid about navigating her grief after the death of her father, Charles Guthrie. Savannah was 16 when Charles died from a heart attack, describing the harrowing moment she found out the news from her mom, Nancy Guthrie, and her sister, Annie Guthrie. "There's like an electricity in the air," the Today host recalled during an episode of Hoda Kotb's "Making Space" podcast in February 2024. "And I can remember my mom coming toward me to try to hug me and tell me really fast, 'Dad died.