Seni Tienabeso

Seni Tienabeso is the Executive Producer for ABC News Live’s primetime programming. He is
responsible for news programming and live coverage on America’s #1 streaming news channel
between 7pm ET and midnight. He created and oversees weeknight streaming news program
“ABC News Live Prime” anchored by Linsey Davis.
Tienabeso has been recognized by NABJ for his investigative work on Trayvon Martin’s death.
His work also helped ABC News win an NABJ Award for its coverage on Michael Brown’s death
and the Ferguson riots that followed, an Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the Freddie
Gray riots in Baltimore and a Peabody Award for Hurricane Sandy coverage, a storm he chased
from South Florida to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Tienabeso currently resides in New York City and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and
Political Science from Emory University.