Hanna Battah is joining ABC News to co-anchor “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look” alongside ABC News’ Sophie Flay.
In her role at ABC News, Battah will bring viewers the latest headlines and breaking news in the overnight hours, leading directly into ABC Owned Television Stations’ and affiliates’ award-winning local morning programming.
Dallas-Fort Worth TV viewers have been wondering where Battah would end up after she signed off FOX 4 KDFW as 4pm news anchor and "The Ten" lifestyle show host in October 2025.
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Before joining FOX 4 KDFW in 2018, Battah spent two years as an afternoon anchor and evening reporter for KBAK-TV/KBFX-TV in Bakersfield, California. Before that, she served as an anchor and multimedia journalist at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri.
A graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Battah began her career in radio at Missouri Digital News, covering the state legislature in Jefferson City. She interned at WCCO in Minneapolis.
Battah married her husband, Kevin Flick, in June 2023.
Ken Kneeland serves as executive producer of “World News Now” and “Good Morning America First Look,” and Simone Swink serves as senior executive producer of both overnight programs, as well as the flagship “Good Morning America” and “GMA3.”
