Christianne Klein is an American television news anchor, journalist, lifestyle author, television personality, and former anchor and correspondent for

ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...

. While at ABC, she operated in both New York, NY and Washington DC. In New York, she anchored breaking news coverage for the network and contributed to ABC's network programs including

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. Klein is the author of the children’s book
''Anna and the Germ that Came to Visit''
(April 2020). Klein teamed up with her mother, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Helene Van Sant-Klein, to add additional therapeutic aspects to the story. The book is designed to give families the tools they need to deal with the sudden changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. She released her first food and beauty cookbook, ''Christianne's Herbal Kitchen: Fresh Herb Recipes for Body and Soul'' in November 2011. Klein is also a global Ambassador for HealthCorps, a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife, Lisa, to combat the childhood obesity epidemic. Prior to ABC News, she worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC-7/

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. She is a

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native and has worked as the main anchor for

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and a weekday anchor for

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Channel 2 in

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. She appeared as news reporter Linda Garvey in the 2006 movie,

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and was a frequent panelist on the late night talk show "

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". Prior to and during her news career, Klein was a stage performer specializing in comedies, musical theater and Shakespeare. Klein was described (by Rev. Gus Wagster of Chico News and Review, Chico, CA.) as "Marilyn, Madonna and Mansfield all rolled into one". Klein is the granddaughter of Helene Machado, a former athlete and member of the

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

. Machado was inducted into the

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in 1988.

Awards

Klein has been nominated and won numerous awards, including Emmy awards and an Edward R Murrow award.

References

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