India, March 27 -- Savannah Guthrie is set to return to NBC's Studio 1A on Monday, April 6 after being away for more than two months as the search continues for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.

Her colleague Hoda Kotb shared the update on the March 26 broadcast with co-anchor Craig Melvin saying that, "We cannot wait to welcome her back with open arms here in Studio 1A."

The news came right after the second part of Savannah's deeply personal and emotional interview with Kotb aired.

In the conversation, she spoke openly about her struggle to go back to a job known for its upbeat tone.

She said that, "It's hard to imagine doing it because it's such a place of joy and lightness and I can't come back and try to be something that I'm not...