Overview
- Calling into the show on Jan. 20, Guthrie spoke on-air for the first time since surgery and said the procedure worked.
- She plans a brief appearance on Jan. 23 to share her recovery story, followed by a full return to the anchor desk on Jan. 26.
- Doctors have limited her to five to ten minutes of talking each hour as she rebuilds stamina and protects her vocal cords.
- Co-hosts reacted to her sound on-air, with several saying she sounded better or stronger, while Al Roker said she sounded the same.
- During her initial silent period, she used a whiteboard to communicate with viewers and at home, where her son jokingly called her new voice a “good‑sounding duck.”