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
Nation Jul 01
Hari Sreenivasan Answers Your Questions During a Reddit ‘AMA’Join Hari Sreenivasan for a reddit "Ask me Anything" 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday. PBS NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan will host a reddit "Ask Me Anything" beginning at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday. Sreenivasan joined the NewsHour in December 2009 as…
Politics Jun 21
Shields and Brooks take ‘The Doubleheader’ liveLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls, thank you so much for participating in a special live edition of “The Doubleheader,” the show where we talk about the sport of politics and the politics of sport with syndicated columnist Mark…
Health May 09
Eight Types of Nurses You Never Knew ExistedThere are 3.2 million registered nurses in the U.S., and that will not be nearly enough in coming years as the Affordable Care Act kicks in and baby boomers begin to need more care. According to the Bureau of Labor…
Politics Apr 26
Shields and Brooks on Bush Legacy, NFL DraftThe musings of syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks return in this, another episode of the Doubleheader, where we tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport. Our captains of civility…
Nation Apr 17
‘Stars Have Definitely Lined Up’ On Immigration Reform, Says Christian LeaderHari Sreenivasan talks with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez about the changing debate over immigration. The last time the nation heard the terms "amnesty" and "pathway to citizenship" batted around with such frequency was seven years ago, in the year leading up…
Politics Apr 05
Shields and Brooks on Redemption Politics and the Final FourEmbedVideo(6133, 482, 304); The Doubleheader duo -- syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks -- join us again to weigh in on the politics of sport and the sport of politics. First up: former South Carolina…
Politics Mar 22
Shields and Brooks on Congressional Escapes, March Madness BracketsWe start the Doubleheader with discussion about how Congress always scrambles to escape before the "good" holidays. Then syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks turn to their strategies for picking the big winners…
Politics Mar 15
Shields and Brooks on Cruz vs. Feinstein, March MadnessIt's time for another edition of the Doubleheader, when we discuss the politics of sports and the sport of politics with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. This week, in the more serious…
Politics Mar 01
Shields and Brooks on March Madness, SequesterThe Doubleheader is back with the politics of sports and the sport of politics. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and I tackle March Madness allegiances, the Oscar picks from last week (that…
Politics Feb 22
Shields and Brooks on Chinese Hacking, Oscar PicksOur review of the sport of politics and the politics of sport is back for another week on the Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. For the serious section we talk…
