Sarah Abo (born 13 November 1985 or 1986) is an

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television presenter, journalist and reporter. Abo is currently a co-host of the

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's breakfast program ''

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'' with

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. She is also a reporter on ''

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''.

Early life

Abo was born in

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, Syria to Fouad and Samia and has two younger sisters. In 1990, when she was four years of age, the family relocated to

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, Australia where she attended Our Lady of Mercy College in

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. Abo went on to graduate from

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in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), majoring in Journalism.

Career

Abo commenced her television career in 2008 at

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's Adelaide newsroom where she initially worked as an archiving and production assistant before becoming a ''

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'' reporter. After two years, Abo moved back to Melbourne where she continued to work as a reporter for Network 10 for another three years. In 2013, she commenced working for

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as a presenter and reporter on programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Small Business Secrets''. In 2014, Abo completed a fellowship at

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in Atlanta. Abo was a presenter and journalist for SBS for the

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. In 2019, Abo joined the

as a ''60 Minutes'' reporter. Since joining the network, Abo regularly filled in as co-host of Nine's breakfast show ''

'' including in March 2022 when regular co-host

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contracted COVID-19. Abo was chosen to moderate the second

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between

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and

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prior to the

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which aired on 8 May 2022. After the debate, Abo was the subject of a controversial tweet posted by

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, the New South Wales state leader of

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, who seemingly used Abo's surname as a racial slur. Criticising Abo's performance as moderator, Latham said "never trust an Abo with something as important as that". The word "Abo" is a highly offensive reference to

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. The Nine Network said that they intended to report Latham's comments to the authorities while praising Abo's handling of the debate. In November 2022, Abo was announced as the new co-host of the

's breakfast program ''

'' in 2023, replacing

who was appointed as the host of ''

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'' following the retirement of

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. In December 2023, Nine announced that Abo will host ''

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'' with David Campbell.

Personal life

On 15 December 2012, Abo married Cyrus Moran.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abo, Sarah Australian women television presenters Australian television newsreaders and news presenters Australian people of Syrian descent Living people People from Damascus Australian women journalists 1985 births Syrian emigrants to Australia Monash University alumni