Savannah Guthrie And Matt Lauer Make Formal ‘Today’ Debut

By Alex Weprin 

This morning was the first official day behind the anchor desk for the new “Today” anchor team of Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie.

After the opening credit, which included the voiceover announcer saying “Savannah Guthrie” for the first time, Lauer formally welcomed her to the program.

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Later in the hour, Lauer introduced a segment highlighting some of Guthrie’s most memorable moments from her tenure at “Today” as co-anchor of the 9 AM hour, as chief legal correspondent, and from other moments in her childhood and career.

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