Sara Hilary Haines (born September 18, 1977) is an American television host and journalist. She is known as a co-host of the ABC daytime talk shows '' The View'' and ''Strahan, Sara and Keke'' and game show '' The Chase''. She has also worked as a correspondent on ''

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Early life and education

Haines was born in

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, and raised there with her three siblings. She attended

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, where she received a

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Career

Haines began her career in the NBC Page Program. After nine months in the program, she became the

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for NBC's ''

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in 2002. In 2009, Haines became the show's fourth-hour's contributing correspondent until departing in 2013. In 2013, Haines became an

correspondent as well as the pop news anchor for the weekend editions of ''

''. 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. 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

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. Haines made her final appearance as a co-host during the 21st season's penultimate episode on August 2. Haines's debuted as co-host of ''GMA Day'' during the series premiere on September 10, 2018. In August 2019, the program was renamed ''GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke'', with the addition of

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as a third co-host. Haines returned to ''The View'' as a frequent guest co-host in 2020. Following the reformatting of ''GMA3'' that same year, Haines permanently returned to ''The View'' for its 24th season. In November 2020, it was reported that Haines would host a revival of '' The Chase'' on ABC. The series premiered in January 2021. She made an appearance as herself in the second episode of the

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'', interviewing the character John Walker about his role as the new

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Recognition

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.

Personal life

Haines married attorney Max Shifrin in November 2014. The couple resides in

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. Their first child, Alec Richard, was born in March 2016, followed by their second, Sandra Grace, in December 2017, and their third, Caleb Joseph, in June 2019. Haines grew up in what she describes as a “conservative household" and identifies as a "moderate".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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