NBC beefs up security at 'Today' studio after Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, intruder incident

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Ruiz, M. (2026, September 12). NBC beefs up security at 'Today' studio after Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, intruder incident. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/nbc-beefs-security-today-studio-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-intruder-incident

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NBC has enhanced security at its "Today" show studio in Manhattan following two recent incidents: the abduction of co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother and an intruder who accosted Craig Melvin with a racial slur. The network is reviewing security protocols to ensure staff and guest safety, although specific details about these measures have not been disclosed publicly. Increased scrutiny includes limiting the number of support personnel accompanying guests to two individuals, according to internal memos obtained by Variety.
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In July, NBC increased security at its "Today" studio in Manhattan, following an incident where co-host Craig Melvin was accosted in a vestibule and the unsolved abduction of co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother from her home in Tucson, Arizona. An NBC spokesperson stated that they are reviewing their security protocols to ensure everyone’s safety. Though specific details about the measures were not disclosed, an internal memo revealed guests can now be accompanied by only two people instead of more, reducing the number of individuals entering secure areas. Staffers feel more secure but acknowledge it took longer than expected for these changes to be implemented.

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"We are reviewing the incident and our security protocols and remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone who works at and visits our studios," an NBC spokesperson said in July after police arrested an intruder who gained access to a secure area.
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🔮 "It was much-needed and took longer than people would have liked, but it does feel a lot better now," an unnamed insider told Page Six.

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NBC has stepped up security at the "Today" studio in Manhattan after co-host Craig Melvin was accosted in a vestibule and months after the unsolved abduction of fellow co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother from her home in Tucson, Arizona, according to a new report. uncertain
Melvin → step → report
"It was much-needed and took longer than people would have liked, but it does feel a lot better now," an unnamed insider told Page Six. asserted
insider → need → ?
Although more burdensome, "Today" staffers don't mind the added hassle, another unnamed source told the outlet. asserted
source → mind → outlet
Specifics about the increased security measures were not immediately made public. asserted
Specifics → increase → measures
"We are reviewing the incident and our security protocols and remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone who works at and visits our studios," an NBC spokesperson said in July after police arrested an intruder who gained access to a secure area. asserted
who → review → area
Plans were first revealed about new security measures later that month in an internal memo obtained by Variety. asserted
Plans → reveal → Variety
NBC sources later confirmed its authenticity. asserted
sources → confirm → authenticity
One change outlined in the memo was that guests can now be accompanied by only two people — whether they be stylists, spokespersons, social media aides or other "support personnel." asserted
they → outline → people
Nancy Guthrie, Savannah's 84-year-old mother, was abducted from her home in Tucson's Catalina Foothills on Feb. 1. asserted
Guthrie → abduct → Feb.
Her whereabouts remain unknown, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made. While Guthrie and her colleagues were still reeling from the kidnapping, a homeless man identified as 41-year-old Andrew Truelove snuck onto the set, allegedly hunting for Al Roker. uncertain
man → remain → Roker
He found Melvin instead in a vestibule inside a secure area of the studio and allegedly accosted him with a racial slur. uncertain
He → find → slur
A review of footage from the "Today" show that morning reveals a man resembling Truelove and wearing the same clothing was pictured in the background repeatedly in the 8 a.m. hour. asserted
man → reveal → hour
Truelove has a criminal record going back decades and in 2007 was convicted of trying to abduct an 8-year-old from a school in Norfolk, Virginia. asserted
Truelove → have → Norfolk
He faces hate crime charges of burglary, a felony, and menacing, a misdemeanor, in connection with the Melvin incident. asserted
He → face → incident
Court records in New York show a man with the same name and age as Truelove has additional pending cases in connection with an alleged assault in the NYPD's 5th Precinct in January, trespassing and reckless endangerment charges on the city's transit system from May — and a 12-count criminal mischief indictment from last year. uncertain
man → show → year
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