Name Lama Hasan Role Journalist | Nationality British | |
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Awards News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program Similar People Amy Robach, Robin Roberts, Christiane Amanpour, George Stephanopoulos, Matt Gutman Profiles | ||
Lama Hasan (born August 14, 1973) is a London-based British journalist for ABC News and BBC News.
Lama Hasan has been an on-air contributor for ABC News since May 2003. Her field work has appeared on Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, ABC News Now (ABC's 24-hour news channel) and on ABC affiliate stations.
Ms. Hasan currently anchors World View on ABC News Now as well as reporting on other breaking news event for the channel. She has covered major news stories, including the funeral of Pope John Paul II and Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. Fluent in Arabic, she has also done extensive reporting on the Arab reaction to the Second Gulf War.
She is a graduate of Mander Portman Woodward, Queen's College and University College London. She self-identifies as a Muslim.
