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Savannah Guthrie and Michael Feldman attend the US Open Men's Singles Championship Match on September 13, 2026. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images)
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In tonight’s edition, our hearts go out to “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, who’s had an awful year since her mother Nancy disappeared in February. Guthrie returned to work two months after the tragedy, and now, as her contract renewal looms, Breaker can reveal if Guthrie’s future remains at the helm of “Today.”
Also, could a small bump in subscription fees at The New York Times lead to a bigger payoff for the Times’ subscriber metrics?
Plus, The Wall Street Journal is losing a leader from its Standards team. Who nabbed that wheelchair arrest photo of Thomas Markle that went around the world? And we have scene reports from Joe Marchese and Jonathan Bing's book launch and Bilt’s media-packed Met event.
Finally, looking for a new gig for the new year? Journo Jobs is back, and we have a bumper edition tonight with opportunities at: The BBC, Vox Media, WNYC & The Gothamist, Semafor, CNN, New York Times, NPR, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and NBC News.
Mentioned tonight: Mike Cavanagh, James Murdoch, Jim Bankoff, Jesse Angelo, Hoda Kotb, Michael Glantz, A.G. Sulzberger, Emma Tucker, Meredith Kopit Levien, Craig Melvin, Rachel Maddow, Sam Wolfson, Andrew Murfett, Philip Oltermann, Spencer Davis, Light Dohrn, Max Stein, Callie Holtermann, Emily Sundberg, Jeremy Barr, Donald Trump, Sara Guaglione, David Fear, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim, Amanda Seyfried, Dean Sterling Jones, Steven Rosenbaum, Alex Marshall, Sara Fischer, Michael Savage, Rachael Healy, Maeve McClenaghan, Michelle Goldberg, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Timothy Latterner, James Folta, Noah Rinsky, Abe Shapiro, Ali Schade, Sophia June, Savannah Sobrevilla, Elijah Harlow, Sherry Phillips, Peter Naylor, Nayeema Raza, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Esther Perel, Max Tcheyan, John Halley, Bill Wise, Bing Chen, Carter Brokaw, Alexis Gay, Dallas Clement, Jon Halvorson, Quincy Moore, Laura Correnti, Marcy Simon, Sapna Maheshwari, Calvin Yee, Rachel Keidan, Corbin Bolies, Brian Steinberg, Gabe Rivera, Elena Cherney, Melissa Bell, Ankur Jain, Keegan-Michael Key, Ken Chenault, Roger Goodell, Steve Squeri, Chris Reagan, Barry Sternlicht, Toby Bozzuto, Kevin O’Leary, Debby Soo, R.J. Melman, Fritz Lanman, Jennifer Wilson, Charlotte Jones, Vivek Ranadivé, Scott Turner, Erika Hammond Jain, John Legend, Martha Stewart, Susan Magrino, Ashley Graham, Carole Radziwill, Zarna Garg, Jessel Taank, Sai De Silva, Brian Kelly, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Walsh, Dan Seder, David Wyler, Zoe Oz, Charlotte Triggs, Gillian Telling, Porter Berry, Liz Claman, Diana Olick, Erica Posse, Amy Maas, Ben Glickman, Brendan Wallace, Candace Kua, Jason Mikula, Taylor Dunn, Jenn Sasesue, John McDonald, Paige Smith, Robert Earl, Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Eugene Remm and more.
Savannah’s Today Future
(Exclusive.) Today co-host Savannah Guthrie has had the year from hell. Her mother, Nancy, 84, went missing on February 1st from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Nancy reportedly vanished without her vital daily medications and has not been seen since.
A little over a week ago, Guthrie shared a drawing by her daughter on Instagram, along with an emotional message: “I know it might not seem like it but I really need my mommy.”
“It says so much about how I feel,” Guthrie posted alongside the drawing. “The world goes on, things appear ‘normal’ - as we try to keep going and be strong, especially for our young kids - but it’s not and it never will be.”
As the world has gone on, so has “Today”, which Guthrie co-anchors with Craig Melvin after being elevated to the role back in 2012. Just two months after her mother's disappearance, Guthrie returned to work, but for how long?
The question has swirled internally at 30 Rock whether Guthrie, 54, would continue on the show when her current contract winds up, given the trauma she and her family have endured since Nancy vanished.
Breaker has learned that Guthrie has decided…
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All The Subs That’s Fit To Juice
(Exclusive.) Around the world, the cost of living crisis is hitting the hip pocket on all fronts.
Everything from gas and groceries to rent and streaming services is creeping up in price at a speed that is way outpacing wage increases. And The New York Times isn’t afraid to tickle its subscription price in its favour as well. But could there be more to it than simple dollars and cents?
One savvy Breaker reader from Australia contacted us after receiving a notice that their Times subscription was going up in price from $6.25 to $7.50 AUD, the equivalent of about a $4.25 - $5.10 bump in USD. While it would be simple enough to accept the increase and move on, on closer inspection…
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