Lara Spencer Net Worth

Interesting Facts about Lara Spencer

1. Graduated from Pennsylvania State University, in State College, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1991. She attended college on an athletic scholarship and was a nationally ranked All-American diver in her senior year.
2. Worked for "Eyewitness News" on WABC-TV in New York and for Good Morning America (1975). [2000]
3. The daughter of Carolyn and Richard von Seelen of Cutchogue, New York. Her father, who is retired, worked in New York as the president of the North American division of Pringle of Scotland, the knitwear manufacturer.
4. Was married to David Haffenreffer in Southampton, New York by the Rev. Peter M. Larsen, an Episcopal priest, who performed the ceremony at St. Andrew's Dune Church. The wedding was featured in Martha Stewart Living (1996) TV show and magazine, showcasing Lara's favorite color scheme -- Yellow.
5. Has a dog named Dandy.
6. Began her career at NBC as an NBC page.
7. Lara, her husband and their children lived in the "Riverside" section of Greenwich, Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles in 2008.
8. Grew up in the wealthy suburb of Garden City, Long Island.
9. Given the nickname, Tanglefoot, by George Clooney after she tripped and fell down at a private movie screening, got up and curtsied.
10. Likes to take day hikes around Los Angeles with her family.
11. Lives in a 1961 Hollywood Hills house, which she decorated. Has a trampoline in the backyard and uses it with her children.
12. Her hobby is turning yard-sale goods into conservative-piece treasures. Her hobby for yard-sales turned into a career in 2004, when she became hostess for PBS' Antiques Roadshow (1997).
13. Left The Insider (2004) to return to Good Morning America (1975) as the lifestyle anchor [May 2011].
14. Friend of Bethenny Frankel.
15. Has two children with her ex-husband David Haffenreffer - a son David Huffard Haffenreffer III (b. 2002) and a daughter Katherine Paige Haffenreffer (b. 2004).
16. Has three step-children.
17. (September 1, 2018) Got married to Rick McVey, a founder and CEO of the electronic trading company MarketAxess, in Vail, Colo. The newlyweds announced their engagement in January after meeting each other about two years ago when they were set up on a blind date by a friend.