About Hari @hari
Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program.
Prior to joining NewsHour, he was at CBS News, reporting for the "CBS Evening News,” "The Early Show" and "CBS Sunday Morning." Before that, he served as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, working extensively on the network's 24-hour digital service "ABC News Now." Sreenivasan also reported for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," "Nightline with Ted Koppel," and anchored the overnight program “World News Now.”
Previously, he ran his own production company and freelanced as a reporter for KTVU-TV in Oakland, California. Sreenivasan served as an anchor and senior correspondent for CNET Broadcast in San Francisco and was a reporter for WNCN-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina and KAPP-TV in Yakima, Washington.
Sreenivasan received an Emmy award for a story on gold mining by children in the Philippines. He has previous nominations for work from PBS NewsHour, Frontline and during his time at CBS. Sreenivasan is a member of both the South Asian Journalists Association and the Asian American Journalists Association and a 2003 graduate of the AAJA Executive Leadership Program.
Hari’s Recent Stories
World Oct 09
Islamic State group uses only half of a Quran verse to justify beheadings — see what’s in the other halfThe Islamic State militants use the Quran to justify their inhumane acts of violence, including beheadings, but are they just cherry-picking verses? We asked an Arab studies scholar to set the record straight about what the holy book actually says.
Nation Aug 22
When should police use deadly force?Even with two investigations underway regarding Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo., questions raised during two weeks of riots over the lethal use of police force are unlikely to fade. Did Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Brown,…
Nation Aug 14
How Twitter is getting it right in FergusonWhen Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly were unjustly arrested Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri -- an incident that even President Barack Obama commented on during a press conference Thursday -- the news broke first on…
World Aug 09
5 things you didn’t know about YazidisHari Sreenivasan recently spoke with Professor Christine Allison about the Yezidis, a Kurdish religious minority group who are being targeted by Islamic militants in Iraq. Professor Allison teaches at the University of Exeter where she focuses on Kurdish History…
Nation Aug 03
Hear from the scientists who saw the Ohio algae blooms comingFor a second day, residents of Toledo, Ohio, are not able to drink water flowing from their taps. The water is unsafe because of an algae bloom in Lake Erie, which is affecting the city and…
Science Jul 03
What would you ask the head of the EPA?If you had one question for Ms. mccarthy what would it be? Do you think the EPA is doing what's necessary? Not doing enough? Gone too far?…
Science Jun 28
Aquanaut Fabien Cousteau’s 31-day mission underwaterFabien Cousteau, grandson of the legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, is part of the team spending more than a month beneath the waves at FIU's Aquarius Lab.
World Jun 25
In a land of plenty, a reporter’s snapshots of malnutritionWhen we asked Maria Pilar whether she would save some of the peas she was tirelessly weeding, she looked at us like we were nuts. Her answer was, “I’ve heard people eat these things. But no, not me.” And that…
Science Jun 14
World’s largest ocean may lie below the ocean floorA study in Science reveals that a massive reservoir of water -- in its molecular form -- may lie hundreds of miles below the earth’s surface and may hold more water than the earth’s oceans.
Nation May 25
When ‘Happy Memorial Day’ is painful for some familiesMemorial Day can be an emotional day for those who have lost a loved one serving in the military. In turn, common remarks like "Happy Memorial Day" can be painful for some families to hear.
