Haines began her career in the
NBC Page Program. In 2009, Haines became the show's fourth-hour's contributing correspondent until departing in 2013. After multiple appearances as a guest co-host, Haines joined
The View as a permanent co-host in the show's 20th season, which premiered on September 6, 2016. On July 23, 2018,
ABC announced that she would not return to
The View for season 22 and that she would co-host
GMA Day, later renamed
Strahan and Sara, with
Michael Strahan. Haines made her final appearance as a co-host during the 21st season's penultimate episode on August 2. Haines's debuted as co-host of
GMA Day during the series premiere on September 10, 2018. In August 2019, the program was renamed
GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke, with the addition of
Keke Palmer as a third co-host. Haines returned to
The View as a frequent guest co-host in 2020. Following the reformatting of
GMA3 that same year, Haines permanently returned to
The View for its 24th season. In November 2020, it was reported that Haines would host a revival of
The Chase on ABC. The series premiered in January 2021. She made an appearance as herself in the second episode of the
Disney+ superhero series
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, interviewing the character
John Walker about his role as the new
Captain America. == Recognition ==