LIVIGNO, Italy – Mary Carillo will host NBC's 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony coverage after original host Savannah Guthrie stepped down, as her mother Nancy remains missing.
Carillo and Terry Gannon, who was originally Guthrie’s co-host for the ceremony, will anchor the show, which starts at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 6.
Nancy Guthrie has been missing for an unknown amount of time from her Arizona home. A Feb. 1 911 call reported her absence. Authorities believe she "was taken." TMZ and a local CBS affiliate reported that their news outlets received ransom notes, but authorities have not verified their authenticity.
Savannah Guthrie hosted the Thanksgiving Day parade in November and was part of the opening ceremony coverage two years ago at the Summer Games in Paris.
NBC confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 3, that the TV journalist has pulled out of the global sports spectacle as the Pima County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate.
