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Savannah Guthrie & Jenna Bush Hager Tear up During Emotional ‘Today’ Conversation
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- Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager shared an emotional conversation on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle.
- The pair reflected on their close friendship and Savannah’s strength following her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
- Savannah filled in for Sheinelle Jones during the episode, as the latter had the day off.
Savannah Guthrie kicked off her Today With Jenna & Sheinelle guest-hosting gig on an emotional note.
Guthrie filled in for Sheinelle Jones during the Monday, June 8, episode, as Jones had the day off. Guthrie’s appearance alongside Jenna Bush Hager was fitting as Monday marked National Best Friends Day.
“You know how much I adore you, and I know all of us feel that way. When you walked in the makeup room earlier, there were claps and hugs because you are beloved. And we love you here,” Bush Hager gushed. She began to choke up as she continued praising Savannah’s strength on and off the small screen.
“I’m just marveled, as somebody who knows you and loves you, at your strength. You coming back here and leading this ship, which I know has not been easy,” Bush Hager stated. “And yet, here you are, morning after morning, getting out of bed, spending the mornings with us. And I know so many of you at home feel the same way about you.”
Savannah previously took two months off from Today after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home in February. Authorities are continuing to investigate Nancy’s disappearance, while Savannah and her family have offered a reward of up to $1 million in exchange for information about Nancy’s whereabouts. Savannah returned to the Today anchor desk on April 6.
“First of all, I can’t really look at you every day without crying. You are my best friend. And, you know, it’s really hard to come back, and I’ve been trying so hard to hold it together, and I promise I will. This show and this hour, especially, is about joy,” Savannah told Bush Hager. “But having you and everyone, people behind the scenes, people in my ear, the producers, our castmates — when I see you in the morning, I know that you see me, no matter what is going on. And sometimes, that’s almost too much because I feel like to do the job, I gotta keep it together, pull it together.”
She continued, “I’m happy to be back, and it’s like the two hours of my day that — it’s not that I’m not thinking about it, because I am. But it’s something to do, and it brings me a lot of joy to be with everybody. But no, it’s not easy.”
Both Bush Hager and Savannah described the Today cast and crew as a “family,” and Savannah noted that she may not have come back if not for how close the Today set is. “I know maybe people wonder, like, ‘What’s going on? How is she able to do that job? Is she not thinking about it? Did she forget?’ No. Never,” she declared.
Bush Hager said, “We’ll have your back. We’ll be with you forever with this, and never forget.” Savannah added, “And we still need everybody’s prayers and still wish someone would call and say what they know.”
Savannah went on to describe her mindset by sharing a sermon she recently read. “There’s a time in life when just walking and not growing faint is about as good as it can get. And that’s what I feel like I’m doing, I’m trying to walk and not grow faint, and it’s a gift from God that I’m able to do so. But it’s always with me,” she stated. “I cry every morning on the way to work, and I cry every morning on the way home. And I’m grateful to have good friends and to be able to come to such a beautiful and joyous and supportive place.”
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Savannah wrapped up the emotional discussion by stating that she and others going through hard times can “hold all of these things together.” She explained, “I try to tell my kids that, too. We can hold our sadness and we can hold our joy, and if you don’t believe it, just watch me. I’m gonna show you.” (Savannah shares her daughter, Vale, and son, Charley, with her husband, Michael Feldman.)
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Lisa Kennedy recently married Fred in Hawaii: Who is the Fox News star’s new husband?
Lisa Kennedy recently married Fred in Hawaii: Who is the Fox News star’s new husband?
Fox News personality Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery has entered a new chapter in her personal life after marrying Fred in a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Hawaii.
Kennedy shared photographs from the celebration at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai, giving followers a glimpse of the man she now calls her husband and the friends who joined them for the occasion.
“Married the love of my life at the Four Seasons Lanai in a Heidi Merrick dress drenched in sunshine and aloha,” Kennedy wrote. “I love you forever, Fred!!”
While Kennedy has been open about how much Fred means to her, she has kept many details about her new husband firmly outside the public spotlight.
Kennedy and Fred celebrate their marriage in Hawaii
The couple exchanged vows during an outdoor ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Kennedy wore a sparkling white Heidi Merrick gown with a fitted silhouette, completing her bridal look with a veil and colorful tropical bouquet. Fred wore a light-blue suit with a white shirt, light-colored tie and brown shoes. The newlyweds also wore traditional Hawaiian leis.
Photographs showed Kennedy and Fred walking hand in hand as guests applauded, with the bride raising her bouquet in celebration. Another captured them cutting their multi-tiered wedding cake against a backdrop of palm trees, ocean views and the evening sky.
The wedding announcement became a major moment among Kennedy’s followers, receiving more than 154,000 likes and nearly 2,000 comments.
Several familiar Fox News personalities were also part of the celebration. Emily Compagno, Abby Hornacek and Alexis McAdams were among the recognizable guests photographed in Hawaii.
Emily later wrote that they had the “best time celebrating Kennedy and Fred’s marriage,” adding, “The Fox family showed up for our favorite girl.”
Who is Kennedy’s husband, Fred?
Despite the attention surrounding their wedding, Fred remains largely a private figure.
Based on what Kennedy has publicly shared, his surname, profession and detailed background have not been revealed. Even when announcing her marriage, Kennedy continued referring to her husband simply as Fred.
What she has shared, however, offers some insight into how unexpectedly their relationship entered her life.
Lisa Kennedy and her new husband Fred / Youtube
Kennedy discussed Fred publicly when announcing their engagement on The Five in December 2025. She revealed that he had proposed on December 10 and said the two had met recently and “unexpectedly.”
During the emotional on-air conversation, Kennedy described the impact their meeting had on her life.
“He is the most beautiful, wonderful human being,” she said. “And I had totally given up until those elevator doors opened and I met him out of the blue — he changed my life.”
Kennedy has not provided additional details about exactly where that first meeting occurred or the circumstances surrounding it.
Their relationship began before the public announcement
Although viewers did not learn about the engagement until December 2025, Kennedy revealed another detail suggesting Fred had quietly been part of her life for some time.
She told her The Five colleagues that she had secretly brought him to the Fox Christmas party the previous year.
“I snuck him in. Don’t tell security,” Kennedy joked during the conversation.
That revelation indicated the couple had already been seeing each other by at least December 2024, even though Kennedy had kept the relationship away from public attention.
Dana Perino was among those particularly moved by the engagement news.
Perino recalled learning about it while Kennedy was appearing on America’s Newsroom, telling her colleague that the announcement had made her cry.
“And Fred is such a wonderful guy,” Perino said before telling Kennedy, “I cried because I’m so happy for you.”
From a private romance to a Hawaiian wedding
Kennedy continued keeping Fred’s personal details private even as she became more open about their relationship.
That approach remained evident at their wedding. While she shared numerous photographs of their special day and publicly expressed her love for her new husband, she did not use the occasion to reveal his surname, career or other biographical information.
Instead, Kennedy kept the attention on their marriage and the happiness surrounding it.
The couple received congratulations from numerous familiar names, including Kat Timpf, Janice Dean, Sandra Smith, Griff Jenkins, Abby Hornacek and Meghan McCain.
For followers who had watched Kennedy announce her engagement months earlier, the Hawaiian ceremony provided the next chapter in a relationship that had largely developed outside the public eye.
What is publicly known about Fred remains limited, but Kennedy has made one thing unmistakably clear: she considers him the man who unexpectedly entered her life, changed it and ultimately became her husband.
From secretly attending a Fox Christmas party together to an emotional engagement announcement and finally exchanging vows beside the Pacific Ocean, Kennedy and Fred have now made their commitment official — while continuing to keep much of their story between themselves.
