Sunny Hostin

Journalist & Co-Host of ABC’s “The View”
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Three-time Emmy Award-winner Sunny Hostin has been a cohost of The View since 2016. This fall, she will make her debut as an author with her memoir “I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds,” featuring an introspective look into the challenges she faced while being raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx, the many obstacles she overcame to become a federal prosecutor, and her ultimate path to becoming an incredibly successful television journalist. The book will be published by Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins, on September 22nd.

Last winter, Sunny hosted and executive produced a six episode documentary series, Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin, on Investigation Discovery. The series explores the stories behind some of the nation’s most notorious homicides. Each episode, Sunny meets with forensic experts, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, defense attorneys and the families of each victim, showing viewers how cases are solved.

Next summer, Sunny’s debut novel, “Summer on the Bluffs,” will be released by William Morrow – an imprint of HarperCollins. Drawing from elements of her own story, the book stars a talented Afro-Latina lawyer named Perry Soto and her god sisters, and chronicles their escapades in Oak Bluffs, the most exclusive black beach community in the country.

A gifted storyteller, Sunny’s impressive depth of knowledge carries over to the criminal justice system. She has brought clarity and context to some of the biggest stories of the past decade, including the Bernie Madoff scandal, the George Zimmerman trial, the unrest in Ferguson and Baltimore, the AME church shooting in Charleston, and the Bill Cosby rape allegations. She won two Emmys for her work as a correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America and one for her work as a correspondent for the ABC News Special, The President and the People.

Originally from the South Bronx, Sunny began her career as an appellate law clerk after graduating from Notre Dame Law School and went on to become a trial attorney for the Justice Department and a federal prosecutor. During her time as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sunny was awarded the Special Achievement Award by Attorney General Janet Reno for her prosecution of child sexual predators.

Sunny currently resides in Westchester, NY with her husband and two children, Gabriel, 17, and Paloma, 13.