Linzie Janis (born June 23, 1979) is an American television journalist. Currently, she is a correspondent at

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based in New York. She reports for all ABC News programs and platforms, including " Good Morning America", " World News Tonight with David Muir", " Nightline", and " 20/20".

Career

ABC News

Janis joined ABC News in 2013. Since then, she has covered a number of breaking stories including: the 2016 bombings in New York and New Jersey; the attack on Orlando's Pulse Nightclub; the terror attack in Nice, France; the earthquake in Ecuador; the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship; and the manhunt for two escaped convicts from a maximum security prison in New York. Janis was the first television journalist to sit down with Hulk Hogan after his legal victory over

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. In 2013, she broke news about the New York AG's lawsuit against Trump University, interviewing alleged victims of fraud and

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. Janis has also reported on a number of social issues, from allegations of sexual assault on college campuses and controversial reproductive sciences to distracted driving. In 2012 and 2013, Janis contributed to the "

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" series finding creative solutions for saving American families money.

Bloomberg

Before joining ABC News, Janis anchored a daily business news broadcast on

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live from London. She began covering financial markets and the global economy for Bloomberg in 2008 within weeks of the collapse of

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. She anchored the channel's breaking news coverage of the Japanese tsunami in 2011 and the deaths of Steve Jobs and Osama bin Laden.

CNN

Janis began her career at

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in London, where she was a producer and reporter.

Education

Janis graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of the Arts London in London, England.

Personal life

Janis is a native of

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. She is married to '' Good Morning America'' senior broadcast producer John Ferracane. They currently live in New York.

References

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