Paula Faris[1] (born October 26, 1975) is an American journalist and television correspondent, formerly of ABC News. She is known for her tenure as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend from 2014 to 2018 and as co-host of The View from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, Faris co-anchored World News Now and America This Morning.
Early life and education
Faris was born on October 26, 1975, in Jackson, Michigan,[2][3] where she attended Jackson Christian School. She is a 1997 graduate of Cedarville University with a degree in broadcasting, an emphasis in television production.[4]
Career
After graduation, Faris held several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She held a job in radio sales, due to limited television opportunities.[5] She eventually found work for a year as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later to occasionally report and anchor. From 2002 to 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor and weekday sports anchor at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati.[5][6] After her contract expired, she became a sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011.[7][8]
In December 2011, it was announced that Faris has been hired by ABC's news division, ABC News.[9] She made her debut for the network for its World News Now and America This Morning on January 2, 2012.[10] During this time she occasionally appeared as a fill-in on Good Morning America as well as a correspondent. Faris was later promoted to a New York-based correspondent for all ABC News programs.[11] Her final episode of World News Now and America This Morning was January 22, 2013.[12]
On August 9, 2014, Faris made her debut as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend, following the departure of Bianna Golodryga, who moved to Yahoo! News.[13] On August 25, 2015, ABC announced Faris would join The View as a co-host for season 19. On August 3, 2016, it was announced that they have renewed Faris's contract for its twentieth season. She was also renewed as co-host for Season 21.[14][15] During the series' 20th and 21st seasons, Faris mostly appeared during the program's Friday episodes.[16]
On July 18, 2018, ABC announced Faris would be departing both Good Morning America Weekend and The View to take on a new role within ABC News as well as to start a podcast that takes on the topic of faith produced by the network.[16] She made her final appearance as co-host of The View on July 20,[17] while her final episode as co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend aired on September 29.[18]
In September 2018, Faris became the senior national correspondent for ABC News.[19][20] Her podcast, titled “Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris”, launched on November 14.[21]
Personal life
Faris is of half Lebanese descent; her paternal grandparents were born in Lebanon.[22] Faris met her husband, John Krueger, while at Cedarville University.[5] They married in 2000 and have three children, Caroline Grace (b. 2007),[23] JJ (b. 2009), and Landon (b. January 2014).[5][23][24][25]
Faris is a Christian who speaks openly about her faith.[26]
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Joy Behar, Jedediah Bila, Candace Cameron Bure, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Raven-Symoné)
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