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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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.
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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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Although more burdensome, "Today" staffers don't mind the added hassle, another unnamed source told the outlet.
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Specifics about the increased security measures were not immediately made public.
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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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Plans were first revealed about new security measures later that month in an internal memo obtained by Variety.
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NBC sources later confirmed its authenticity.
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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."
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Nancy Guthrie, Savannah's 84-year-old mother, was abducted from her home in Tucson's Catalina Foothills on Feb. 1.
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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.
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He found Melvin instead in a vestibule inside a secure area of the studio and allegedly accosted him with a racial slur.
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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.
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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.
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Truelove → have → Norfolk
He faces hate crime charges of burglary, a felony, and menacing, a misdemeanor, in connection with the Melvin incident.
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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.
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