Sara Hilary Haines[2] (born September 18, 1977)[3] is an American television host and journalist. She is known as one of the co-hosts of the ABC daytime talk shows The View and Strahan, Sara and Keke and the host of The Chase. She has also worked as a correspondent on Today, ABC News, and Good Morning America.
Sara Haines | |
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Born | Sara Hilary Haines September 18, 1977 Newton, Iowa, U.S. |
Alma mater | Smith College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Television host, journalist |
Known for | The View, Good Morning America, Today |
Political party | Independent[1] |
Spouse | Max Shifrin (m. 2014) |
Children | 3 |
Haines was born in Newton, Iowa,[2] and raised there with her three siblings.[4] She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government in 2000.[5] At Smith, Haines played basketball and volleyball.[6][7]
Haines began her career in the NBC Page Program.[5] After nine months in the program,[7] she became the production coordinator for NBC's Today at Rockefeller Center in 2002.[4][8] In 2009, Haines became the show's fourth-hour's contributing correspondent until departing in 2013.[8]
In 2013, Haines became an ABC News correspondent as well as the pop news anchor for the weekend editions of Good Morning America.[9] After multiple appearances as a guest co-host, Haines joined The View as a permanent co-host in the show's 20th season, which premiered on September 6, 2016.[10] On July 23, 2018, ABC announced that she would not return to The View for season 22 and that she would co-host GMA Day, later renamed Strahan and Sara, with Michael Strahan.[11][12] Haines made her final appearance as a co-host during the 21st season's penultimate episode on August 2.[13]
Haines's debuted as co-host of GMA Day during the series premiere on September 10, 2018.[14] In August 2019, the program was renamed GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke, with the addition of Keke Palmer as a third co-host.[15] Haines returned to The View as a frequent guest co-host in 2020.[16] Following the reformatting of GMA3 that same year, Haines permanently returned to The View for its 24th season.[17] In November 2020, it was reported that Haines would host a revival of The Chase on ABC. The series premiered in January 2021.[18] She made an appearance as herself in the second episode of the Disney+ superhero series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, interviewing the character John Walker about his role as the new Captain America.[19]
On her birthday in 2022, in appreciation of her accomplishments as a journalist and TV host, Newton's mayor Mike Hanson proclaimed September 18 as "Sara Haines Day" in Newton, Iowa.[20]
Haines married attorney Max Shifrin in November 2014 after initially meeting online.[21] The couple resides in New Jersey.[22] Their first child was born in March 2016,[23] followed by their second in December 2017,[24] and their third in June 2019.[25]
Haines grew up in what she describes as a “conservative household" and identifies as a "left-leaning moderate".[26][27]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for The View (shared with Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Candace Cameron Bure, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, and Raven-Symoné) |
Nominated | [28] |
2018 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for The View (shared with Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, and Meghan McCain) |
Nominated | [29] | |
2019 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for The View (shared with Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Abby Huntsman, and Meghan McCain) |
Nominated | [30] | |
2020 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for GMA3 (shared with Keke Palmer and Michael Strahan) |
Nominated | [31] | |
2022 | Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host for The View (shared with Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Ana Navarro) |
Nominated | [32] |
On Tuesday [Sept. 18, 2018], the star celebrated her 41st birthday on-air...