Lara Spencer
Lara Spencer (born June 19, 1969) is the lifestyle anchor for Good Morning America.[1] She is also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. Previously, she was the host of the syndicated television newsmagazine The Insider and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show. Previous to this, she was the National Correspondent for Good Morning America and spent several years as a features and lifestyle reporter for WABC-TV. She also hosted Antiques Roadshow on PBS for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, as well as Antiques Roadshow FYI and also has a segment airing semi-regularly on Rachael Ray titled "The Dish".
[edit] Biography
Born as Lara Christine Von Seelen, Spencer grew up in the New York City suburb of Garden City, Long Island. She attended and graduated from [[the Pennsylvania State University] on an athletic scholarship for springboard and platform diving and was a nationally ranked competitive diver. She was named an All American Athlete in 1991, her senior year.
Spencer created and produced two shows for HGTV based on her passions for Interior Design and Newscasting: A one-hour special that will air in April 2012 and a pilot for a flea market themed show. Lara Spencer's first book, "I Brake for Yard Sales", a guide on how to create high end looking rooms using second hand finds, is being published by Abrams Books in the spring of 2012.
She is also the creator and executive producer of the prime time game show, "It's Worth What?!," hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, airing Summer 2011 on NBC.
Lara Spencer is married to former CNNfn journalist David Haffenreffer; the couple has two children. They lived in the Riverside[2] section of Greenwich, Connecticut, before moving to Los Angeles, California in 2008. Lara and David's wedding was featured in Martha Stewart's Weddings magazine. Segments were included in Martha's Weddings DVD set. As of 2011, Spencer resides in Connecticut.
[edit] References
- ^ Ben Sherwood, http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/lara-spencer-insider-anchor-joins-good-morning-america/story?id=13148140
- ^ Costagregni, Susie, "Antares party raises funds for Greenwich YMCA", headline for "The dish with susie" column in The Advocate (Stamford) of Stamford, Connecticut, May 13, 2007, page 2
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