Paula Faris is a senior national correspondent and anchor at ABC News and the host of the popular podcast “Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris,” which gives an intimate look at how some of the world’s most influential people lean on faith and spirituality to guide them through the best and worst of times.
Previously, she was the co-anchor of Good Morning America’s weekend edition, as well as a co-host of ABC’s The View.
Paula is an Emmy-Award winning journalist who has reported on major headlines around the world, from the 2018 Royal Wedding in Windsor, England, to the 90th Annual Academy Awards, the 2017 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, the World Cup in Brazil and the New England Patriots “Deflategate” scandal.
In 2018, Paula sat down with each of the Texas Senate race candidates, Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Beto O’Rourke, while on the Texas campaign trail. In October 2017, Paula made headlines for an exclusive interview with former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer. Previously, she sat down exclusively with controversial Kentucky clerk, Kim Davis, who made global headlines for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She has interviewed everyone from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders to Vice President Joe Biden, Reese Witherspoon, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Tiger Woods, Steph Curry, the Duggars and the casts of Star Wars and Avengers.
Paula came to ABC News in 2012 after spending 10 years working for TV affiliates in Chicago, Cincinnati and Dayton. She began her career behind the scenes, shooting, editing and producing.
A native of Jackson, Michigan, Paula graduated Cum Laude from Cedarville University and married her college sweetheart in 2000. She lives in New York with her husband and their three children.
You can follow her at @PaulaFaris and listen to her podcast, Journeys of Faith here: http://abcradio.com/podcasts/journeys-of-faith/