- Taina Hernandez
Taina Hernandez is a
correspondent forABC News . She graduated fromBrown University in 1996 [ [http://alumni.brown.edu/news_events/in_the_news/business.html#9099 BAA - Alumni in the News - Business/Research ] ] .A native of
Brooklyn, New York , [ [http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows05/news/correspondents/hernandez.shtml Biography on ABC web site] ] Hernandez joinedABC News in 2001 as a correspondent for "NewsOne", ABC's affiliate news service. She anchored the overnight broadcast "ABC World News Now" from 2005-2007, and appears regularly on "Good Morning America " and "World News ".She has reported from the West Coast on a number of high profile criminal cases, including the trials of
Michael Jackson ,Robert Blake , and the disappearance and murder ofLaci Peterson inModesto, California . Hernandez has also reported from theMiddle East on the rising tensions in the region. She traveled toGuatemala to cover the medical progress of formerlyconjoined twins .As a "NewsOne" correspondent, Hernandez reported from
Washington, DC and New York covering breaking news, including extensive post-September 11, 2001 coverage.Before joining
ABC News , Hernandez was a political reporter atNY1 News where she covered the 2000United States Senate campaign ofHillary Clinton and the mayoralty ofRudy Giuliani . While at NY1 News, she covered the terrorist attacks ofSeptember 11 ,2001 and the aftermath. She also reported on the campaign of New York City MayorMichael R. Bloomberg .During World News Now broadcasts, Hernandez and co-anchor
Ryan Owens have laughed occasionally while delivering news stories. [ [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6476915.html ABC News: The Anchors Are Laughing; the Network Is Not - 9/10/2007 12:08:00 PM - Broadcasting & Cable ] ] Industry observers have objected to this as unprofessional for journalists while regular fans have pointed out that they enjoy their light-hearted style and the casual, "graveyard shift" format of the World News Now program.On
December 18 ,2007 Hernandez announced on the air that she was stepping down from her position on the ABC News morning team because she was having another baby. [ [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc/taina_hernandez_says_goodbye_73272.asp Taina Hernandez Says Goodbye] ]Taina has been married to James "Jamie" McShane, a political producer for CNN in Los Angeles, since 2003. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3D9173CF936A35753C1A9659C8B6 New York Times ] ]
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* [http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows05/news/correspondents/hernandez.shtml Biography on ABC web site]
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