Sara Smart

Cross Platform Associate Producer

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CNN, NewsChannel 21 / NPG of Oregon

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United States (National)

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Informative: 83 %

Evolving Stories: 6 %

Interviews Q&as: 4 %

Data Driven: 2 %

Events: 2 %

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Most Recent Topics:

Elections
Government
Politics
Public Policy
Security Policy
Commercial Airlines
Planes & Aircrafts

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Sara Smart's coverage focuses on breaking news and evolving stories, with a particular emphasis on crime and government & politics. She covers a wide range of topics, including air travel incidents, weather-related events, social issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, and criminal activities like cyber-kidnapping.

Given her focus on local news in Colorado Springs and the United States more broadly, she may be interested in pitches related to similar ongoing or developing stories within these areas. Pitches that provide unique insights or access to key figures involved in the covered topics would likely capture her attention.

Experts who can offer analysis or commentary regarding law enforcement procedures during crises, aviation safety concerns (especially relating to specific airlines), political controversies at state level governments and their impact could potentially resonate well with Sara's coverage interests.

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When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents disrupted the operation with hollering and blaring car horns By Danya Gainor, Sara Smart, CNN Oct 24, 2025 3 hrs ago

By: Danya Gainor, Sara Smart

(CNN) — In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago's city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain

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13 US airports will see ICE officers at TSA checkpoints today

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ICE agents sent to airports as TSA callouts remain high; separately, two people have died after a plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s second biggest airport. Follow for live updates

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ICE officers deployed to some airports as TSA callouts worsen

By: Chris You, Alexandra Skores, Rebekah Riess, Sara Smart, Ryan Young, Kit Maher, Alisha Ebrahimji

Live Updates Where things stand • ICE deploys to airports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are heading to 13 airports

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Live updates: LaGuardia closed after deadly collision, adding to partial shutdown travel turmoil

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Two people are dead after a plane collided with a fire truck at New York City’s second-biggest airport. Follow for live updates.

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Flight attendant found alive outside plane still strapped to her seat

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Live updates: ICE agents deployed to airports as TSA wait times grow

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are heading to 13 airports today to help with crowd management as travelers at some airports wait in hours-long security lines amid the DHS shutdown. Follow here for the latest.

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Live updates: TSA wait times, travelers struggle amid airport chaos, talks to fund DHS

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Homes destroyed, pets lost and precious memories burned to ashes in Georgia wildfires

By: Zoe Sottile, Sara Smart, Sarah Hutter

On Tuesday, the mother was going through the motions of a normal day in southeast Georgia's Brantley County: getting her children ready for school as her husband prepared for work.

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These ‘Survivor' contestants won a million dollars. Here's how they spent it.

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(CNN) — Being a “Survivor” winner means joining a strange club of hyper-ambitious humans, bound by both the surreal experience of reality television fame and knowing what it feels like to suddenly come into a good chunk of cash.

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So you won a million dollars? How ‘Survivor’ winners spent their cash

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From Taylor Swift tickets and egg freezing to exotic trips and yo-yos, winners of one of reality TV’s most cutthroat competitions tell us how they spent their money.

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