The Moment

Savannah Guthrie on Growing Up, Interviewing, and Making the Decision

The co-anchor of The Today Show tells the story of a decision that changed the course of her life.

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Savannah Guthrie attends the 2016 Room To Grow Spring Benefit at Tribeca Three Sixty on April 14, 2016 in New York City.
Savannah Guthrie in New York City on April 14.

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This week on the Moment, Brian Koppelman is joined by Savannah Guthrie, the co-anchor of NBC’s The Today Show and the chief legal correspondent at NBC News. Today she joins Brian for a conversation about her life as a young adult, landing her first gig on TV, and how she prepares to interview people like Donald Trump. Savannah also talks about how she views her position in the media and tells a great story about deciding to go to law school and making the decision that changed the course of her life.

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