Sara Haines Joins ABC News

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Sara Haines, contributing correspondent for NBC's Today show, is joining ABC News as a New York-based correspondent for all its programs, according to ABC News President Ben Sherwood.

Haines started as a page at NBC, was named a production coordinator on Today in 2002 and went on-air in 2009.

"Her commitment to teamwork, joyful ability to connect with audiences and her boundless curiosity and energy will fit perfectly here at ABC News," said Sherwood in a memo to staffers.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.