Savannah Guthrie on Maternity Leave Filled in for by Brian Williams

Savannah Guthrie on Maternity Leave Filled in for by Brian Williams
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Zachary Stieber
9/9/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Brian Williams filled in for Savannah Guthrie on the TODAY Show on Tuesday, as Guthrie is still on maternity leave following the birth of her baby.

Guthrie gave birth to a girl on August 14 at a New York hospital with husband Mike Feldman by her side.

Guthrie, 42, and Feldman, a communications strategist, were married in March. The new bride used her wedding as the occasion to announce that she was expecting her first child.

“Months of negotiation have come to fruition,” Matt Lauer joked. The other hosts teased Williams about having to wake up early.

“I’m not breaking rocks in the hot sun, it’s only television,” Williams replied.

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Guthrie has been sharing a lot of photos of her new child, who is named Vale Guthrie Feldman.

Guthrie appeared on TODAY soon after the birth to discuss the child.

“When I look at her I’m so proud and I can’t stop thanking God,” she told her co-anchors.

She said that she felt different after the birth.

“I feel like life just started,” Savannah said. “I can’t get over the joy that she brings — it’s kind of inexpressible. Honestly I think it is beyond words.”

Her voice quivered as she described seeing her child for the first time. “In the moment she was born, I cried a cry I’ve never heard come out of my own mouth,” she said. “It was just this joyous explosion.”