Sara Haines
Encyclopedia
Sara Hilary Haines is a web correspondent at NBC
's Today Show, a position she has held since May 2009.
She appears regularly during the weekday broadcast
on todayshow.com to report on technology and Internet trends and hosts the "Backstage Pass" web segment. She reports daily during the fourth hour of the Today Show on Facebook
and Twitter
.
Live, Haines is often referred to as "Sara Sage" a nickname given to her by Kathie Lee Gifford
. While interviewing Gifford for "Backstage Pass," Haines shared a story about aging. Gifford felt she was "wise beyond her years" and henceforth referred to her as Sage.
Prior to becoming a correspondent, Haines was the Production Coordinator
for NBC's Today Show at Rockefeller Center
in New York City
. She has written and produced several live segments for the web show on topics ranging from fashion to food and has appeared on more than a dozen segments of the Today Show. Prior to joining NBC
, Haines was in NBC's Page Program
.
in Northampton, Massachusetts
where she received a degree in Government. At Smith, Haines played basketball and volleyball. She presently resides in Manhattan and enjoys training for triathlons.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Today Show, a position she has held since May 2009.
She appears regularly during the weekday broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
on todayshow.com to report on technology and Internet trends and hosts the "Backstage Pass" web segment. She reports daily during the fourth hour of the Today Show on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
.
Live, Haines is often referred to as "Sara Sage" a nickname given to her by Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin...
. While interviewing Gifford for "Backstage Pass," Haines shared a story about aging. Gifford felt she was "wise beyond her years" and henceforth referred to her as Sage.
Prior to becoming a correspondent, Haines was the Production Coordinator
Production coordinator
A Production Coordinator is a unionized position in stagecraft under the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and is governed in Los Angeles by ....
for NBC's Today Show at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She has written and produced several live segments for the web show on topics ranging from fashion to food and has appeared on more than a dozen segments of the Today Show. Prior to joining NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, Haines was in NBC's Page Program
NBC page
An NBC page is a person usually in his or her early twenties working in various departments of the NBC television network during a one-year period as a training ground for careers in television broadcasting and entertainment...
.
Personal life
Haines attended Smith CollegeSmith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
in Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...
where she received a degree in Government. At Smith, Haines played basketball and volleyball. She presently resides in Manhattan and enjoys training for triathlons.