Paula Faris (born October 26, 1975) is an American journalist and television correspondent, formerly of

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. She is known for her tenure as co-anchor of ''

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'' from 2014 to 2018 and as co-host of '' The View'' from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this, Faris co-anchored ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Faris was born on October 26, 1975, in

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, where she attended Jackson Christian School. She is a 1997 graduate of

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with a degree in broadcasting, an emphasis in television production.

Career

After graduation, Faris held several communications-related jobs including an operations position at Mills/James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. She held a job in radio sales, due to limited television opportunities. She eventually found work for a year as a production assistant at

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and later to occasionally report and anchor. From 2002 to 2005 she was the weekend sports anchor and weekday sports anchor at

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. After her contract expired, she became a sports reporter and anchor at the

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affiliate

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in Chicago from November 2005 to December 2011. In December 2011, it was announced that Faris has been hired by ABC's news division,

. She made her debut for the network for its ''

'' and ''

'' on January 2, 2012. During this time she occasionally appeared as a fill-in on ''

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'' as well as a correspondent. Faris was later promoted to a New York-based correspondent for all ABC News programs. Her final episode of ''World News Now'' and ''America This Morning'' was January 22, 2013. On August 9, 2014, Faris made her debut as co-anchor of ''

'', following the departure of

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, who moved to

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. On August 25, 2015, ABC announced Faris would join ''The View'' as a co-host for season 19. On August 3, 2016, it was announced that they have renewed Faris's contract for its twentieth season. She was also renewed as co-host for Season 21. During the series' 20th and 21st seasons, Faris mostly appeared during the program's Friday episodes. On July 18, 2018, ABC announced Faris would be departing both ''Good Morning America Weekend'' and ''The View'' to take on a new role within ABC News as well as to start a podcast that takes on the topic of faith produced by the network. She made her final appearance as co-host of ''The View'' on July 20, while her final episode as co-anchor of ''Good Morning America Weekend'' aired on September 29. In September 2018, Faris became the senior national correspondent for ABC News. Her podcast, titled “Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris”, launched on November 14.

Personal life

Faris is of half Lebanese descent, her paternal grandparents were born in

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. Faris met her husband, John Krueger, while at

. They married in 2000 and have three children, Caroline Grace (b. 2007), JJ (b. 2009), and Landon (b. January 2014). Faris is a

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who speaks openly about her faith.

Awards and nominations

References

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