Sade Baderinwa
Sade came to Channel 7 from Baltimore's WBAL-TV, where she anchored the morning and noon newscasts and hosted a weekly community affairs show. Earlier in her career, she was a reporter for WSLS in Roanoke, Virginia; a reporter trainee at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.; and a production assistant for ABC News' This Week with David Brinkley, Nightline, World News Tonight, and ABC News NewsOne.
Sade is a big believer in giving back to her community. She has worked with numerous Tri-State area organizations, community leaders and students. After being struck by a hit and run driver while covering a story for Eyewitness News, Sade championed efforts to deal with the growing problem of hit and run accidents. For her efforts, she was recognized with the NJ Governor's Representative Award for Traffic Safety.
She has also created and developed a successful mentoring program called "Get 'Reel' With Your Dreams: The Inside Track." It exposes high school students from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to top professionals in film and television. Her partners in this initiative include The Walt Disney Company, WABC-TV, Lincoln Center Institute and New York Women in Film and Television.
Sade is a native of Baltimore and a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park.
Sade's Stories
Freeport lieutenant named 2024 Firefighter of the Year for rescuing 2 others
Lieutenant Petros Mestheneas, a volunteer with the Freeport Fire Department, was honored by the Firefighters Association of the state of New York for saving lives.
New Jersey therapy dogs offer care, cuddles in wake of Uvalde, Texas school massacre
Care and cuddles -- that's the mission for a therapy dog team from New Jersey, which just completed a trip to Texas following another mass shooting.
Marie Van Brittan Brown of Queens invented the home security system
In the late 1960s, Marie Van Brittan Brown was a nurse who lived in Jamaica, Queens. When she got worried about crime in her neighborhood, she decided to do something about it.
Marathoner shares running tales from around the world in new book
"I've had the distinct pleasure of having run seven marathons on seven continents There are less than a thousand people in the world who have done it."
In her own words: Where has Sade been?
Have you noticed that Eyewitness News Anchor Sade Baderinwa has been missing from the air? She decided to fill in viewers by posting about it on Facebook.
Students say school bus driver tried to separate them by gender
Two transgender students at a high school in upstate New York say they were kicked off a school bus by a driver who tried to separate the students by gender.
Women empowering women and empowering our youth at 'WE Day' United Nations
Smart, confident and bold women who are breaking barriers were in abundance Wedneday at "WE Day" United Nations.
Sade Baderinwa's 9th annual 'Get Reel with your Dreams' program held at WABC
It was a fun Saturday at WABC! The station hosted young people who are thinking about careers in television and film to give them advice on how to break into the industry. They were at our Channel 7 studios on the Upper West Side for the 9th annual 'Get Reel with your Dreams' program.
Exclusive: Inside the NYPD's Aviation Unit
Eyewitness News cameras have gone where they've never been allowed before, offering exclusive access on the ground and in the skies to get a first-hand look at what these elite pilots do to keep you safe.
Sade Baderinwa reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' at Washington Heights church
On Sunday, children gathered around Sade Baderinwa as she read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights.