Paula Faris Biography
Paula Faris is an American television correspondent for ABC News born on October 26, 1975 in Jackson, Michigan. Faris co-anchored the news programs World News Now and America This Morning on ABC with Rob Nelson, until January 22, 2013. She also co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend , from July 18, 2014 until July 22, 2018. She also co-hosted The View for seasons 19-21.
Paula Faris Age
She was born on 26th October 1975. She is 43 years old as of 2018.
Paula Faris Husband
She is married to John Krueger.
Paula Faris Children
She has three children, Caroline Grace born in. 2007, JJ born in 2009, and Landon born in January 2014.
Paula Faris Education
Faris born and raised in Jackson, Michigan, went to Jackson Christian School. She graduated from Cedarville University in 1997 with a degree in broadcasting with an emphasis in television production.
Paula Faris Career
Faris held several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio, after graduating from the University of Cedarville . Due to limited television opportunities, she held a job in radio sales. She later found a one year job as a production assistant at WKEF/WRGT and later to occasionally report and anchor. She previously worked as a weekend sports anchor and weekday sports anchor at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati from 2002 to 2005 .
Paula Faris NBC
Upon expiration of her contract , she became a sports reporter and anchor at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011.
Paula Faris ABC
She later moved to ABC and debuted on ABC’s World News Now and America This Morning on January 2, 2012. During her time on ABC she occasionally appeared as a fill-in on Good Morning America and was on assignment. Later she was promoted to a New York based correspondent for all ABC News programs. On January 22, 2013 she hosted her final episode of World News Now and America This Morning . On Sunday, February 24, 2013 she filled in for David Muir on ABC World News .
ABC News announced the promotion of Faris to weekend co-anchor of Good Morning America, oon July 18, 2014, following the departure of Bianna Golodryga, who moved to Yahoo! News.
ABC later on August 25, 2015, announced Faris would join The View as a co-host for season 19. It was also announced on August 3, 2016 that they have renewed Faris’s contract for its twentieth season. Faris also renewed her contract as co-host for Season 21. As of midway of season 20, Faris normally appears on the show only on Fridays.
ABC on July 18, 2018, announced that Faris would be leaving Good Morning America and The View to take on a new role within ABC News, as well as to start a faith-based podcast. September 29, 2018 was her last day on Weekend GMA .
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Paula Faris to Launch Podcast on Faith for ABC News
Source: variety.com
Paula Faris recently served as one of the co-hosts on ABC’s “The View.” Now she’s about to examine a different kind of perspective.
The ABC News journalist will launch a new podcast, “Journeys of Faith,” during which she will interview influential people and talk to them about how they’ve used faith and spirituality at crucial moments in their lives. The first three episodes will be released Wednesday, November 14 and feature interviews with “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts; country-music artists Luke Bryan and Hillary Scott; and political commentator Ben Shapiro. Other first-season guests who have been slated include Kellyanne Conway, Tim Tebow, Reza Aslan, Sam Harris, Marla Maples, Sherri Shepherd and Melissa Joan Hart.
“My faith is my rock and foundation. It’s been the glue of my marriage when I wanted to walk, it’s grounded me in triumph, and carried me through tragedy. I honestly don’t know where I’d be without it, and I know there are so many who feel the same way,” Faris said via an email exchange. She added: “In covering news and sports the better part of 25 years, I know firsthand we just don’t talk to our interviewees about their faith. Tell us about your latest project. Tell us about that controversial statement you made. Tell us about that game-winning catch. But, just don’t tell us about God, Allah or Jesus, etc. There’s no mainstream media platform that’s giving people the platform and opportunity to talk about what they believe and why they believe it. That is, until now.
The first season of ‘Journeys of Faith’ will feature ten episodes, posting every Wednesday. Episodes will be available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Spotify, Stitcher and the ABC News app. ABC News has in recent months placed new emphasis on podcasting, which has gained new interest from a variety of media companies as consumers flock to the format. Pew Research found in July that 44% of Americans ages 12 and older said they have ever listened to a podcast, according to Edison Research and Triton Digital survey data, while 26% said they have listened to a podcast in the past month, compared with just 9% in 2008.
ABC News in late March launched a podcast called “Start Here,” a twenty-minute session hosted by Brad Mielke that taps ABC News personnel to offer insight on events shaping the world. The Disney-owned news outlet has experimented with new kinds of digital audio for a few years, launching an ABC News audio channel on the ABC News app about three years ago.
Faris in July said she would leave her roles on “The View” and a co-anchor on the weekend edition of “Good Morning America” to focus on doing stories of greater consequence. “This is a passion project of mine so I’m incredibly involved in the process,” she said. “It’s a new venture and the team helping put this together has been incredible – we’re all learning together and committed to its success.”
Booking guests for the venture has been easy, she added. “I’m finding there’s a real hunger to talk about one’s personal faith.”
The podcast has conjured up memories from her past. “I’m going back to my college radio days, so it’s been a treat. I’ve long maintained that TV can be cumbersome to produce – it’s a lot of effort from many, for a few moments on screen,” she said. ” In the audio space, especially in the podcast format, there’s something so intimate about the medium and the conversations you’re able to have. Come as you are, don’t worry about your exterior. We’re talking about the interior: matters of your heart and mind.”
She is eager to speak to people of different beliefs. “We’ll speak with those practicing Christianity, Orthodox Judaism, Islam and Atheism,” she said, adding: “This podcast is an opportunity to listen and learn from one another – respecting that faith is the core and foundation for so many, yet no two faith journeys look alike. I hope listeners will also be encouraged and inspired by the stories.”
Faris wants listeners “to feel like they’re a fly on the wall and right there in the room with us.” Subsequent episodes will be released on Wednesdays. The first season will feature ten.