Sarah Abo

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Sarah Abo
Born13 November 1985–1986 [1]
Damascus, Syria
Alma mater Monash University
Occupation(s)Television presenter, journalist, reporter
Years active2008–present
Employer Nine Network
Television
Spouse
Cyrus Moran
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(m. 2012)​

Sarah Abo (born 13 November 1985 or 1986) [1] is an Australian television presenter, journalist and reporter. [1] She currently co-hosts breakfast program Today alongside Karl Stefanovic. [2] She is also a reporter on 60 Minutes.

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Early life

Abo was born in Damascus, Syria to Samia and Foaud and has two sisters. [1] In 1990, she relocated to Australia at the age of four with her parents and two younger sisters, settling in Melbourne and attending Monash University graduating in 2008. [1]

Career

Abo commenced her television career at Network 10's Adelaide newsroom where she initially worked as an archiving and production assistant before becoming a Ten News reporter. [1] [3] After two years, Abo moved back to Melbourne where she continued to work as a reporter for Network 10 for another three years. [3]

In 2013, she commenced working for SBS Television as a presenter and reporter on programs such as SBS World News , Dateline , Insight and Small Business Secrets. [4] In 2014, Abo completed a fellowship at CNN in Atlanta. [5]

In 2019, Abo joined the Nine Network as a 60 Minutes reporter. [6] Since joining the network, Abo regularly filled in as co-host of Nine's breakfast show Today including in March 2022 when regular co-host Allison Langdon contracted COVID-19. [7]

Abo was chosen to moderate the second leaders' debate between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese prior to the 2022 Australian federal election which aired on 8 May 2022. [8] After the debate, Abo was the subject of a controversial tweet posted by Mark Latham, [9] the New South Wales state leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, who seemingly used Abo's surname as a racial slur. [10] Criticising Abo's performance as moderator, Latham said "never trust an Abo with something as important as that". [10] The word "Abo" is a highly offensive reference to Aboriginal Australians. [11] The Nine Network said that they intended to report Latham's comments to the authorities while praising Abo's handling of the debate. [12]

In November 2022, Abo was announced as the new co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program Today in 2023, replacing Allison Langdon who was appointed as the host of A Current Affair following the retirement of Tracy Grimshaw. [2]

In December 2023, Nine announced that Abo will host Carols by Candelight with David Campbell. [13]

Personal life

Her family moved from Damascus in Syria to Melbourne when she was four years old. [14]

On 15 December 2012, Abo married Cyrus Moran. [15]

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  10. 1 2 Bharadwaj, Angira; Moran, Jonathon. "'Outrage industry' has me wrong over 'tawdry tweet' says Latham". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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