About Sara Haines

Sara Haines is a Contributing Correspondent for NBC News' TODAY, a position she has held since May 2009. Haines appears daily on the fourth hour of TODAY alongside hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb covering fan updates and interacting with viewers via Facebook, Twitter and KLGandHoda.com.

Haines began online reporting in August 2008 as host of TODAYshow.com's popular entertainment video blog, Backstage Pass. She has interviewed countless celebrity entertainers, actors and musicians for the vlog, and given viewers a behind-the-scenes insider look at the TODAY Show.

Haines joined TODAY in 2002 as a production coordinator. In this role, Haines oversaw the day-to-day coordination for the production staff as well as the broadcast logistics at Rockefeller Center in New York City and on remote broadcast sites. Prior to joining NBC News, Haines was a member of NBC's elite Page Program.

Haines graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Mass., where she received a Bachelor of Arts in government. She is a native of Newton, Iowa where she grew up with her parents and three siblings. She currently resides in New York City.

Q&A

You’re been involved in sports most of your life. 
How do you make time for workouts/sports with your hectic schedule?

It is always difficult and sometimes it isn't the hectic schedule, but more just finding the energy/motivation when your body just wants to sit down and veg out. I try to (and continue to everyday) look at exercise as a priority equal to taking medicine or having an appointment that you can't cancel without a fee.  When it is optional, and I can just roll over and hit snooze or skip it, odds are that I will do just that.  I am human though, so there are often days/nights where I could justify my way out of anything in my own head.  It is about making it a priority and doing it for your health, not your physique.

Who is the most important woman in your life? Why?

It may seem cliché, but I have to go with my mom. Everyday that I get older, I better understand what goes into each role that she plays as a mother, a wife, a nurse, etc.  My appreciation runs deeper knowing what type of person it takes to accomplish (and I chose that word carefully) a marriage of 42 years (and going strong,) raise 4 kids, maintain a career, and decorate a center piece like Martha Stewart.  I never took it for granted, but I never truly understood just how tough even one of these would be.  My life is very different from my mom's.  And not different in a better or worse way, but just different.  I wouldn't have any of it without her and I try everyday to be as confident, resilient, and loving as she has been in her own journey (...and the center piece is SOOOO not happening.  I missed those genes.)