Savannah Guthrie is stepping away from the Today<\/strong> show temporarily as she prepares for vocal surgery, revealing a long-running health issue that has quietly affected her for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 53-year-old co-anchor spoke directly to viewers Friday morning, addressing the increasingly hoarse, crackling tone that fans had noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSome of you may have noticed my voice has been very scratchy and has started to crack. Well, I found out what it is,\u201d Guthrie said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Doctors diagnosed her with vocal nodules and a polyp on her vocal cords<\/strong>, a condition that requires surgery in the early new year, followed by a period of complete vocal rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a big, big deal,\u201d she reassured viewers. \u201cBut I will need surgery and I\u2019ll be off for a couple of weeks. So this is my last day for a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Guthrie, who has co-hosted Today<\/strong> alongside Craig Melvin since 2012, admitted the issue had been ongoing far longer than the public realized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis has been going on for years, honestly,\u201d she shared. \u201cSo to finally have a solution feels incredibly positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Continue reading on next page…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The procedure will require Guthrie to remain totally silent<\/strong> while her vocal cords heal\u2014a major challenge for someone whose career depends on her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colleagues offered immediate support on air. Sheinelle Jones<\/strong>, who had the same surgery, shared her experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI had the same thing \u2014 the surgery is in and out. The silver lining is you\u2019re given permission to be still. The house gets quiet. The kids want to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In a playful gesture, Sheinelle even gifted Guthrie a whiteboard to communicate during her silent recovery. Craig Melvin added his encouragement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe wish you healing and a smooth recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n NBC has not yet announced a firm return date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This isn\u2019t Guthrie\u2019s first medical setback. In 2019, she suffered a serious eye injury<\/strong> when her young son accidentally struck her with a toy train, resulting in temporary vision loss and multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat was probably the lowest I felt,\u201d Guthrie said. \u201cI was really scared I might lose my sight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Now, the mother of two\u2014daughter Vale, 11, and son Charley, 9\u2014faces a different challenge: healing her voice while balancing family life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t goodbye \u2014 just a moment to heal,\u201d Guthrie said, leaving fans with a heartfelt and calm farewell.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Her return to the desk is eagerly awaited, but for now, Savannah is focused on rest, recovery, and regaining her signature voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay tuned:<\/strong> Follow Savannah Guthrie\u2019s journey as she recovers, and get the latest updates from the Today<\/strong> show. Her comeback will be one you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Savannah Guthrie to Take Hiatus from Today Show for Vocal Surgery Savannah Guthrie is stepping away from the Today show…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12531"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12536,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12531\/revisions\/12536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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