Rick Klein — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News, appointed in 2024
Previously held the role of Political Director for ABC News until 2024
Co-anchor for ABC News' digital coverage with Sam Donaldson
Began his career as a reporter for The Dallas Morning News and The Boston Globe
Graduated with a B.A. in politics from Princeton University
Served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian

Biography

Rick Klein is an American journalist currently serving as Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News, a role he was appointed to in 2024. In this capacity, he is tasked with overseeing and directing all of the network's political coverage.

Klein joined ABC News in 2007. During his tenure, he wrote The Note, served as Senior Washington editor for World News with Diane Sawyer, and was a co-anchor for the network's digital coverage alongside Sam Donaldson.