NBC employees are said to be breathing easier after the network stepped up security around the “Today” show following a series of frightening incidents.
As Page Six previously reported, staffers had been deeply unsettled after Savannah Guthrie’s mother was abducted from her Arizona home in February, a shocking ordeal that rattled those connected to the morning show.
Concerns only intensified in July, when another alarming situation unfolded after an intruder managed to get past security and make it inside the “Today” show studios.
Now, sources say NBC has added several layers of enhanced, fortress-style protection at 30 Rockefeller Center, with the new measures aimed specifically at safeguarding “Today” show talent and staff.
“It’s a relief,” one insider told Page Six. “It was much-needed and took longer than people would have liked, but it does feel a lot better now.”
Another source told us that while heightened security measures are sometimes seen as a hassle at busy offices, “Today” folks have been happy to play ball.
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“Staffers are more than willing to oblige with the new protocols,” said another insider, “It hasn’t been seen as a [burden.]”
Just before 9 a.m. on July 16, an intruder later identified as disturbed homeless man Andrew Truelove, slipped past security guards and got into the area immediately outside the studio where “Today” is shot.
Truelove allegedly confronted co-anchor Craig Melvin and asked him to tell him where he could find fellow co-host Al Roker before calling Melvin the n-word.
Melvin alerted security, and Truelove was arrested.
Page Six reported that a security guard was fired after the incident.
Nancy was abducted on Feb. 1 and has not been found.
Reps for “Today” declined to comment.