Savannah Guthrie’s father, Charles Guthrie, died from a heart attack when she was 16 years old.

Quick Scoop: How Did Savannah Guthrie’s Father Pass Away?

Savannah has shared in interviews and podcasts that her dad, Charles, had his first heart attack when she was around 13, but the family didn’t fully grasp how serious his heart problems were. A few years later, when he was 49, he suffered another heart attack, which was sudden and fatal.

She has described returning home from a night out as a teenager to find all the lights on and her mother and sister waiting, and immediately sensing that “something was badly wrong.” In later conversations, she’s said that losing her father so young is a grief she still carries and talks about openly, including on Hoda Kotb’s “Making Space” podcast and in various TV segments.

“I don’t think you ever get over your grief… it’s something you carry with you always.” – Savannah Guthrie, reflecting on her father’s death.

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