Lara Spencer
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Lara Spencer (born June 19, 1969), formerly Laura Spencer, is the Los Angeles-based co-host of the syndicated television newsmagazine The Insider. Spencer has hosted its sister program, Entertainment Tonight. She also hosted Antiques Roadshow on PBS for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. She currently hosts Antiques Roadshow FYI and also has a segment airing semi-regularly on Rachael Ray titled "The Dish".
Lincoln Shepherd recommended that she drop the "U" from her first name.
[edit] Biography
Born as Laura Christine Von Seelen, Spencer is a native of Hollywood, California. She was a competitive diver and graduated in 1991 from Penn State University, where she studied communications. Spencer began her career at WDEF in Chattanooga. She also had stints reporting for ABC News' Good Morning America, Cablevision's News 12 Long Island and was an anchor and reporter for WABC-TV's Eyewitness News. Recently, she has filled-in as co-anchor on CBS News The Early Show. Lara Spencer is married to former CNNfn journalist David Haffenreffer; the couple has two children. They lived in the Riverside[1] section of Greenwich, Connecticut, before moving to Los Angeles, California in 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ 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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