Savannah Guthrie was “terrified” to step into Ann Curry's shoes today

He is promoted to coach today It was a bittersweet achievement for Savannah Guthriewho then took over the role Ann Curry I walked out of the show.

“I came at a time when there was a lot of controversy surrounding the show, and it wasn't, I don't think, a really happy occasion — for anyone, including me,” Guthrie, 53, shared in an interview with procession “I was as terrified as could be because my bosses at the time had made a decision, and I was literally the last to know, and I was so scared, I was so sure I wasn't going to last.”

Guthrie joined for the first time today In 2011 as chief legal correspondent and served as anchor of the show at 9am. In the same year, Carey took over from Meredith Vieira like Matt Lauer's today Quancur. she He left the show Just a year later amid rumors that NBC believed her and Lauer's alleged lack of chemistry It led to low ratings. (A source claimed Us Weekly In July 2012, Lauer, 67, also played a role in Curry's exit.)

Guthrie was announced as Curry's replacement in June 2012. At the time, Today.com She mentioned that ratings were the main reason behind changing the hosting lineup.

While Guthrie was happy to take on the coveted gig, she said procession That she was “crying” when she was offered the job. “And it wasn't because I didn't dream about this job like everyone else does. It was because I was sure it wouldn't last and that I would be thrown by the wayside in a few weeks or months.

Now, Guthrie told the outlet she's “so glad she survived and I'm still here.” its current host, Craig Melvinchimed in by saying that it “thrived but did not survive.”

In its time today Get out, Carrie he told viewers on air“I didn't expect to leave this couch after 15 years, but I'm so grateful.” “And to all of you who saw me as a pioneer, I'm sorry I couldn't carry the ball to the finish line. But man, I tried,” she added through tears.

Carey later announced that she was Parting with NBC News In January 2015. “This is about getting to the edge of the future in journalism, which we know is in an irreversible transition,” she said in a press release. “I am excited to work to become a valuable link between traditional media and what is to come.”

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Carrie opened up about it today Coming up in a September 2020 interview with deerShe admitted she still “don't really understand” why she left. “I know I didn't do anything wrong. I know I was good at my job,” she said. “They say where there's smoke, there's fire. You can read tea leaves. But you know, I'm a fact-based reporter, so it's hard for me to go out there with something that's too close to the vest. I don't know. I don't know.”

Noting that coming out “still hurts”, she continued: “Honestly, it hurts a lot, because I truly believe I did nothing wrong. But despite the pain that still remains, I know that I have contributed to reducing the suffering of some people.”