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<h2>Early Life and Education</h2>
<p><a href="/biography/hari-sreenivasan">Hariharan "Hari" Sreenivasan</a> was born in 1974 in Mumbai, India, into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Brahmin">Tamil Brahmin</a> family. He moved to the United States at the age of seven and settled in Seattle, Washington. Sreenivasan attended Nathan Hale High School, where he began his broadcasting journey as a radio disc jockey. He later pursued a degree in mass communications with minors in philosophy and political science. During his college years, he interned at several television news stations across Washington State. In 2008, he became a naturalized American citizen.</p>

<h2>Career Beginnings in Broadcast Journalism</h2>
<p>In 1995, Sreenivasan began his professional journalism career when he was hired full-time by NBC affiliate WNCN-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. He later moved to San Francisco, California, where he joined CNET to cover the technology sector. His expertise in technology journalism became a defining aspect of his early career.</p>

<h2>National Media Roles: ABC News and CBS News</h2>
<p>In 2004, Sreenivasan joined ABC News in New York City as a correspondent. He co-anchored the overnight program <em>World News Now</em> alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/تاى_هيرنانديز">Taina Hernandez</a> and co-hosted the behind-the-scenes podcast <em>ABC News Shuffle</em> with <a href="/biography/jake-tapper">Jake Tapper</a>. In 2009, he joined CBS News at its Dallas bureau before transitioning to PBS later that same year.</p>

<h2>PBS NewsHour and Rise as Anchor</h2>
<p>In 2009, Sreenivasan began working with the PBS program <em>NewsHour with Jim Lehrer</em>, serving as both an on-air and online correspondent. He provided daily news summaries and managed the program's blog. By 2013, he became the anchor for <em>PBS NewsHour Weekend</em>, broadcast from the Tisch WNET Studio at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.</p>

<p>As a regular anchor, he frequently substituted for co-anchors <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Woodruff">Judy Woodruff</a> and <a href="/biography/gwen-ifill">Gwen Ifill</a> when they were on assignment, helping to maintain consistent coverage and editorial continuity.</p>

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<h2>Public Appearances and Panel Hosting</h2>
<p>In one of his notable public appearances, Sreenivasan co-hosted an event at Madison Square Garden in 2014 with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Davuluri">Nina Davuluri</a>, Miss America 2014. The event featured Indian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi">Narendra Modi</a> speaking to an audience of over 18,000 people. This marked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi">Modi</a>'s first visit to the United States following the lifting of his previous visa ban.</p>

<h2>Science and Technology Journalism</h2>
<p>In addition to his work on <em>PBS NewsHour</em>, Sreenivasan serves as the anchor of <em>SciTech Now</em>, a science and technology program produced by WNET and WLIW21. The show airs on PBS stations in New York City and explores advances and issues in science, technology, and innovation.</p>

<h2>Personal Life and Public Image</h2>
<p>While widely recognized for his contributions as a journalist and news anchor, Sreenivasan maintains a private personal life. Details regarding his marital status or personal relationships are not publicly available. Although his net worth has not been officially disclosed, he is considered a successful media professional with a highly respected presence in public broadcasting.</p>

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