World News Now Menu About Bios Photos Releases Releases December 1, 2025 ABC NEWS NAMES HANNA BATTAH AS CORRESPONDENT AND OVERNIGHT ANCHOR OF ‘WORLD NEWS NOW’ AND ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA FIRST LOOK’ ABC News announced today that award-winning journalist Hanna Battah will join the network to co-anchor “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look” alongside ABC News’ Sophie Flay. She joins America’s No. 1 news network after more than 12 years as an anchor and reporter at various local stations across the country. Most recently, Battah was anchor of KDFW-TV’s top-rated afternoon and early-evening newscasts in Dallas, where she was also co-anchor of “The Ten,” a largely unscripted program featuring wide-ranging live interviews. In her more than seven years in Dallas, she also frequently anchored major and breaking news events, including the 2024 presidential election results and the recent central Texas flood disaster. Battah’s reporting experience spans the entire country, often placing her on the front lines of America’s biggest stories. She has covered stories from state legislatures in the Midwest, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with firefighters battling devastating West Co Press Release - Series
December 1, 2025 ABC NEWS NAMES HANNA BATTAH AS CORRESPONDENT AND OVERNIGHT ANCHOR OF ‘WORLD NEWS NOW’ AND ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA FIRST LOOK’ ABC News announced today that award-winning journalist Hanna Battah will join the network to co-anchor “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look” alongside ABC News’ Sophie Flay. She joins America’s No. 1 news network after more than 12 years as an anchor and reporter at various local stations across the country. Most recently, Battah was anchor of KDFW-TV’s top-rated afternoon and early-evening newscasts in Dallas, where she was also co-anchor of “The Ten,” a largely unscripted program featuring wide-ranging live interviews. In her more than seven years in Dallas, she also frequently anchored major and breaking news events, including the 2024 presidential election results and the recent central Texas flood disaster. Battah’s reporting experience spans the entire country, often placing her on the front lines of America’s biggest stories. She has covered stories from state legislatures in the Midwest, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with firefighters battling devastating West Co Press Release - Series
