| Birth Date: | 13 November 1985–1986 |
| Sarah Abo | |
| Birth Place: | Damascus, Syria |
| Alma Mater: | Monash University |
| Occupation: | Television presenter, journalist, reporter |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Employer: | Nine Network |
Sarah Abo (born 13 November 1985 or 1986) 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.
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]
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]
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]