‘Today’ Show Studio on Lockdown After Terrifying Security Scares

NBC has reportedly tightened security around its Today show operation at 30 Rockefeller Plaza after a turbulent year that included the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother and a frightening security breach involving co-anchor Craig Melvin.

The network has added multiple layers of security around the New York studios, according to Page Six, with employees describing the new measures as long overdue.

“It’s a relief,” one unnamed source told the outlet, saying staffers feel safer despite facing additional procedures when entering the building.

NBC has not publicly detailed the specific security upgrades, and the network did not confirm to Page Six exactly what measures were added.

The changes reportedly followed two very different incidents that put security concerns around the Today family in the spotlight.

The first was the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, who vanished from her home in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, Arizona, earlier this year.

Nancy, 84, was last seen at her home on the evening of Jan. 31 and was reported missing by her family the following day.

The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department are still investigating her disappearance, and the FBI continues to list her as a kidnapping and missing-person case.

The case took an even more disturbing turn when investigators released surveillance footage showing an armed, masked individual at Nancy’s front door around the time she disappeared.

The FBI said the person appeared to tamper with the home’s doorbell camera and has asked the public for help identifying the individual.

Watch the FBI-released surveillance video from Nancy Guthrie’s home

The FBI is currently advertising a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to Nancy’s location or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

Her daughter Savannah has repeatedly spoken publicly about the case while continuing to work on Today.

The second major security scare came much closer to home for NBC.

On July 16, a man identified as Andrew Truelove allegedly followed an NBC employee into a restricted section of 30 Rockefeller Plaza and made his way near Studio 1A.

According to court records and police accounts cited by USA Today, Truelove allegedly approached Craig Melvin, directed a racial slur at him and asked for longtime Today personality Al Roker.

NBC confirmed at the time that an individual entered an unauthorized vestibule near Studio 1A before being detained.

No one was injured.

Truelove was later charged with offenses including third-degree burglary as a hate crime and menacing as a hate crime. He pleaded not guilty, and a judge issued an order requiring him to stay away from Melvin and Roker.

Melvin addressed the frightening encounter on Today the next morning and assured viewers that everyone was safe.

Watch Craig Melvin address the Studio 1A security scare

A security guard was later reportedly fired following the breach, according to multiple reports. NBC has not publicly provided a detailed account of the personnel decision.

Page Six now reports that the security overhaul has left parts of the Today operation feeling far more locked down than before, with insiders comparing the new setup to a “fortress.”

Employees reportedly have to pass through additional layers of screening and access control, but sources said staff members have largely welcomed the inconvenience.

The network has not said whether the upgrades were prompted by one specific incident or by a broader security review.

What is clear is that NBC has faced two highly personal security concerns involving some of its most recognizable Today personalities within a matter of months.

Nancy Guthrie remains missing, while the criminal case stemming from the July studio breach has continued through the New York court system.

For staffers working inside 30 Rock, the result is reportedly a much tighter security environment than they had at the beginning of the year.