A former colleague of Nancy Guthrie remembers her as a dedicated writer and polite young woman during their time together at the University of Kentucky's student newspaper in the early 1960s. Jack Guthrie, who served as editor of the Kentucky Kernel from fall 1962 to spring 1963, worked alongside Nancy when she was the society editor. Guthrie described Nancy as a reliable presence in the newsroom, typically working at least three days per week. She was friendly, and she was in the office, usually our newsroom, at least three days out of five a week," Guthrie said. The former colleagues lost touch after college, with Guthrie only occasionally hearing about Nancy through news coverage of her daughter, Savannah Guthrie, who became a prominent television journalist.

Source: CNN February 15, 2026 17:25 UTC