- Category:
- Richest Celebrities › Actors
- Net Worth:
- $20 Million
- Salary:
- $3 Million
- Birthdate:
- Jun 19, 1969 (54 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Garden City
- Gender:
- Female
- Height:
- 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Profession:
- Journalist, Actor, Writer, Television producer, Screenwriter
- Nationality:
- United States of America
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What is Lara Spencer's Net Worth and Salary?
Lara Spencer is an American television news personality who has a net worth of $20 million. Lara Spencer earned fame as a TV news anchor for shows like Good Morning America, Nightline and ABC News. At the peak of her hosting career, her salary was $3 million per year. It should also be noted that since 2018, Lara has been married to financial executive Richard McVey who is worth $600 – $700 million thanks to his stake in the company MarketAxess.

Early Life
Lara Spencer was born on June 19, 1969 in Garden City, New York. She attended Garden City High School and graduated in 1987. After high school, she received an athletic scholarship for springboard and platform diving at Pennsylvania State University, where she was a nationally ranked competitive diver. In 1991, she was named an All American Athlete and graduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

Career
After college, Lara Spencer joined the NBC page program to gain experience in the news industry. She later worked at the CBS affiliate WDEF-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she had various roles including reporting, producing, editing, and driving the news van. She then joined News 12 Long Island before taking on the role of anchoring the early morning newscast for WABC-TV. Her coverage of the TWA Flight 800 crash gained national attention and became her big break.

In 1999, Lara Spencer joined "Good Morning America" as a national correspondent. She later pursued other ventures but returned to "Good Morning America" in 2011 as the lifestyle anchor. In 2014, she was promoted to co-anchor of the program alongside Robin Roberts and George Stephanopoulos. During her career, she also worked as the host of "The Insider," contributed to CBS's "The Early Show," and hosted shows like "Antiques Roadshow" and "Flea Market Flip."

Lara Spencer has also produced television shows including the game show "It's Worth What?" and the specials "I Brake for Yard Sales" and "Flea Market Flip." She has hosted the Miss America pageant and the limited series "People Icons." In 2018, she announced her decision to step down as co-anchor of "Good Morning America" to focus on her lifestyle production company, DuffKat Media. She currently hosts the show "Everything But the House" on HGTV.
Personal Life
Lara Spencer married CNN journalist David Haffenreffer in 2000, but they divorced in 2015. They have two children together. In 2018, she married Richard McVey, a New York tech entrepreneur who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars due to his stake in MarketAxess. Lara Spencer enjoys home decorating and interior design, and she released a book called "I Brake for Yard Sales" in 2012. During the Covid-19 pandemic, she showcased her beautifully decorated Connecticut home while performing her "Good Morning America" duties from home.
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