Today’s Savannah Guthrie is absent from show and replaced by fan-favorite as she takes off for mystery t... - The US Sun
SAVANNAH Guthrie has gone missing from the Today Show on Friday.
She was replaced by fan-favorite host Craig Melvin as she takes off for a mystery trip.
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Savannah was absent on Friday from the morning show, most likely to start her Memorial Day weekend early.
Instead, Hoda Kotb sat behind the desk with Craig.
Typically, Craig joins the women about 30 minutes into the show.
On Friday, that position went to Sheinelle Jones.
Savannah posted a photo to her Instagram story on Thursday night, indicating that she is currently traveling.
She reposted someone from Twitter, saying: "You can tell a lot about a person by whether or not they check a bag at the airport for a three-day weekend."
The Today host captioned it: "Guilty as charged," and then put a poll on the bottom asking others if they do it, too.
It is not clear where Savannah is going and whether she will be back on the show on Monday.
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OH BABY!
Before jetting off to her vacation, Savannah appeared on the show on Thursday to make a special announcement.
During Thursday's Today episode, Savannah sent her congratulations via live television to NBC correspondent Morgan Chesky for becoming a first-time dad.
The Today Twitter account shared a clip from the morning show of Savannah, 51, hosting from outside of the Today studios as the audience stood behind her.
Co-hosting next to her were fellow TV personalities Hoda, 58, Dylan Dreyer, 41, Craig, 44, and Carson Daly, 49.
Before the team moved on to another part of their segment, Savannah took a moment to send a sweet message to Morgan, 36.
"Let's take a moment and congratulate a member of our Today family...correspondent Morgan Chesky just became a dad," she swooned.
Savannah divulged that Morgan and his wife, Olivia Jane Steele, welcomed daughter Eleanor Mae into the world on Tuesday.
"She's a healthy seven pounds, 13 ounces [and] just beautiful," she added.
While Savannah was speaking, producers showed images of Morgan embracing his wife as she held their daughter in her hospital bed on-air.
Carson and Craig congratulated Morgan after Savannah made her closing remark.
TIME TO PARTY!
Savannah isn't the only one who left without a warning.
Sheinelle rushed off Today on Thursday without warning.
The 45-year-old TV personality revealed the surprising reason for her exit after later resurfacing on the show following multiple missed segments.
On Thursday's episode of the Today show, Sheinelle helped honor Tina Turner after the singer's death.
After this segment, though, the host disappeared from set and did not take part in the morning show's pop culture moment PopStart.
Normally, all of the Today and Today Third Hour hosts are present for the segment.
This time, Sheinelle was missing, despite being on set just a little bit earlier.
All of her co-hosts – Carson, Hoda, Savannah, Craig, and Dylan – sat on the PopStart couch without her.
Viewers then learned where she'd disappeared to about 10 minutes later when she resurfaced on the show for an outdoor segment.
Her colleagues were also outside at this point, but they were in their usual spot in the Today Show Plaza.
Sheinelle, meanwhile, revealed she was nearby reporting live from a massive morning dance party.
She was absent from the rest of the flagship edition of the morning show before rushing back to set to make it in time for her gig co-hosting Today Third Hour with Craig and Dylan.
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