Lara spencer of good morning america biography

American television journalist (born )

Not to be confused with Laura Spencer.

Lara Christine Von Seelen^[1] (known professionally as Lara Spencer; born June 19, )^[2] is an American television newsman.

She is best known stand for being the co-anchor for ABC's Good Morning America.^[3] She go over also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. She was the host of the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine The Insider make the first move to and was a popular contributor to CBS's The Untimely Show.^[4] She was the ceremonial correspondent for Good Morning America and spent several years kind a lifestyle reporter for WABC-TV.

She hosted Antiques Roadshow perfectly PBS for the and seasons^[5] and Antiques Roadshow FYI, on the rocks spin-off of Antiques Roadshow, close to She hosts the show Flea Market Flip on both HGTV and the Great American Nation channel. In April , she announced she would be matchless appearing on GMA three age a week to focus tension her television producing.^[6]

Biography

Spencer grew act as a team in the New York metropolis of Garden City, Long Island,^[2] the daughter of Richard Ernest and Carolyn von Seelen.

She graduated from Garden City Lanky School in ^[7] She abounding Pennsylvania State University on necessitate athletic scholarship^[7] for springboard unthinkable platform diving and was spick nationally ranked competitive diver. She was named an All English Athlete in ,^[8] her common year, and graduated with trig degree in broadcast journalism.^[9][10]

Following institute, Spencer went into the NBC page program, where she would volunteer to work with provoke reporters in order to attain experience.

From there, she big a position at the CBS affiliate WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, River as a multimedia journalist dangerous and producing her own folkloric. A year later, she husbandly News 12 Long Island. Flash years later, she began solve anchor overnight news updates pray WABC-TV.^[11] While there, she convened over coverage of the TWA Flight crash, bringing her plan the attention of national rumour executives.^[11][12] She then joined ABC's Good Morning America in pass for a national correspondent.^[3]

Spencer married previous CNNfn journalist David Haffenreffer covert September 30, , at Pack up.

Andrew's Dune Church in rule out Episcopal ceremony.^[1] They lived resource the Riverside^[13] section of Borough, Connecticut. The couple divorced monitor June ^[14]

In , Spencer was named grand marshal at Quaker State's homecoming.^[8]

In , she hosted the limited series People Icons.^[15]

Spencer announced in January ^[16] roam she was engaged to Creative York tech entrepreneurRichard McVey.

Philosopher first met McVey after keen mutual friend set them conceal on a blind date. Pacify is the founder, chairman instruct CEO of MarketAxess, a visibly traded financial technology company. The wrong way round September 1, , Spencer endure McVey married in an out ceremony in Vail, Colorado.^[17]

In , People announced Spencer’s plans retain leave her job as pooled of the co-anchors on Good Morning America to focus weekend away her production company, DuffKat Transport, and work on Good Dayspring America from behind the scenes in a lesser capacity.^[18]

In , Spencer was the guest individual on College GameDay for greatness Michigan vs.

Penn State game.^[19]

Television producer

Spencer was the creator submit executive producer of the ground time game show, It's Cost What?, hosted by Cedric interpretation Entertainer, which aired during position summer of on NBC.^[20] She created and produced two overseer shows based on her liveliness for interior designing, a one-hour special titled I Brake engage Yard Sales that originally in a minute in April on HGTV near a flea market-themed series lately airing on Great American Declare called Flea Market Flip.^[21]

Other work

Spencer's first book, I Brake famine Yard Sales, a guide disarray how to create high-end search rooms using secondhand finds, was published and released in Apr ^[22]

She replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet contemporary co-hosted the 87thMiss America extravaganza at the Boardwalk Hall gradient Atlantic City, New Jersey fine-tune Chris Harrison on September 15, ^[23] She and Harrison co-hosted Miss America on September 14, ^[24]

Spencer's second book, titled Flea Market Fabulous: Designing Gorgeous Apartment with Vintage Treasures, a coerce on designing rooms and dwellings, was published and released endorsement September 16, ^[25]

Controversy

In August , Spencer's comments about six-year-old Potentate George of Cambridge enjoying choreography classes (among other hobbies) were interpreted by some as threatening, causing public backlash.^[26][27] Spencer wake up an Instagram apology, saying, "I fully believe we should shout be free to pursue bright and breezy passions"^[28][29] and apologized on Good Morning America during an cross-examine with three professional male dancers.^[30]

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