Call her Savanna All Me.
On Thursday, the "Today" anchor recounted on the showhow she overslept,just in time to go live at 7:00 am when she turned 20. Arrived at the studio minutes ago.
However, multiple TV insiders believe Guthrie, 50, Savannah, overslept on purpose to show NBC News "who is her real boss."
The move comes amid reports of a feud between Guthrie and her co-anchor Hoda Cobb, 58, who is on vacation this week.
As one Today insider said: She literally is a $40 million woman.
She "shows them who the boss is and she can't do the show without her," the insider said. "When Savannah doesn't come to work, an entire NBC News unit is sent to find out where she is."
This source said that "all of NBC's top talent and executives have "more devices tracking them than space shuttles." , is like an on-call doctor.
"Savannah just isn't allowed to be 'off the grid.' What if there's breaking news?" Regardless, she immediately picks up at 4am every day.
"Producers, assistants, executives, security guards, and hair and make-up people are all waiting for her to arrive. If she's one minute late, everyone will notice. If she's ten minutes late, It's CODE RED."
According to sources, her driver is in constant contact with the studio. That means the studio knows when she'll be in her car and her estimated arrival time.
The source added:
Guthrie — 5 years to maintain “today” value for a whopping $40 million in 2020 — social media documented her frantically rushing to work after an oversleep.
She takes her Instagram from her home to Studio 1-A where her NBC Morning show is filmed. I recorded that I hurriedly moved to
According to her insider, she was at her home in Upstate, a two-hour drive from the studio, and got into her car at 5 a.m. instead of 3 a.m. .
We're guessing it may have been prompted by her recent talk about her feud with Kotb.
Guthrie, who has served as NBC's White House correspondent, considers herself a major news anchor on the show, but Kotb is more popular with viewers. Yes, said Page Six.
A second source states: Savannah was furious when Hoda was brought in during the show's first hour, saying she wanted to be the queen bee and tipped off to the producers. He noted that there is an "underlying competitive spirit" among women that makes it difficult to "pretend to be best friends."
When Hoda's name is chanted, Hoda becomes bigger. It's a star.Savannah believes she's a real newscaster, a Washington creature, loves politics, and has reporting and interview chops. Even some of the stars get interviewed by Hoda because he's much friendlier."
And a third source described Guthrie's sleepover as "weird," saying: "She's a total professional and doesn't want to appear to be a total professional.
"These things can happen, and Craig Melvin, her co-anchor on Thursday, said:
Reps for "Today" and Savannah and Hoda declined to comment.