Stephanie Ramos is a correspondent for ABC News based in NYC. She has been front and center on every major news story and has covered everything from the White House, the COVID pandemic, the contentious Alabama Senate race, the tragic Parkland shooting, Hurricane Irma, the 2016 election, and the Charlottesville protests. She reports across all ABC News platforms, including GMA, World News Tonight, ABC News Live, Nightline, and 20/20. She also regularly fills in as an anchor for Weekend GMA, ABC News Live, and Nightline. Ramos started with ABC as a multi-platform reporter based in Washington, D.C., and served as a Pentagon reporter as well.
Prior to ABC, Ramos reported for local stations in Kansas City, MO; Topeka, KS; and Columbia, SC where she established herself as a tenacious reporter covering important issues such as immigration, politics, and crime.
Ramos is a U.S. Army Reserve Major with years of service experience that has been valuable to ABC’s reporting and understanding of conflicts around the world. In 2008 she was a 1st Lieutenant in Iraq, receiving multiple medals for her honorable service including the Meritorious Service Medal. When she returned, she and her husband produced the award-winning special, To Baghdad & Back, using footage she captured on a small handheld camcorder throughout her tour.
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The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "ICE SS" by the Central Jersey punk act Sally Draper.
