18 Facts About Lara Spencer

Lara Spencer is best known for being the co-anchor for ABC's Good Morning America.

Lara Spencer is a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News.

Lara Spencer was the host of the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine The Insider from 2004 to 2011 and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show.

Lara Spencer was the national correspondent for Good Morning America and spent several years as a lifestyle reporter for WABC-TV.

Lara Spencer hosted Antiques Roadshow on PBS for the 2004 and 2005 seasons and Antiques Roadshow FYI, a spin-off of Antiques Roadshow, during 2005.

Lara Spencer graduated from Garden City High School in 1987.

Lara Spencer attended Pennsylvania State University on an athletic scholarship for springboard and platform diving and was a nationally ranked competitive diver.

Lara Spencer was named an All American Athlete in 1991, her senior year, and graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism.

Lara Spencer then joined ABC's Good Morning America in 1999 as a national correspondent.

Lara Spencer married former CNNfn journalist David Haffenreffer on September 30,2000, at St Andrew's Dune Church in an Episcopal ceremony.

In 2014, Lara Spencer was named grand marshal at Penn State's homecoming.

Lara Spencer announced in January 2018 that she was engaged to New York tech entrepreneur Richard McVey.

Lara Spencer first met McVey after a mutual friend set them up on a blind date.

Lara Spencer is the founder, chairman and CEO of MarketAxess, a publicly traded financial technology company.

In 2019, Lara Spencer was the guest picker on College GameDay for the Michigan vs Penn State game.

Lara Spencer created and produced two television shows based on her passions for interior designing, a one-hour special titled I Brake for Yard Sales that originally aired in April 2012 on HGTV and a flea market-themed series currently airing on Great American Country called Flea Market Flip.

Lara Spencer replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet and co-hosted the 87th Miss America pageant at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey with Chris Harrison on September 15,2013.

Lara Spencer issued an Instagram apology, saying, "I fully believe we should all be free to pursue our passions" and apologized on Good Morning America during an interview with three professional male dancers.