announced that Vargas would host a new show on NewsNation, titled Elizabeth Vargas Reports, which is slated to premiere on April 3, 2023. Personal life Vargas has explained that despite her multi-ethnic heritage, she identifies with her Hispanic roots. She is fluent in English and Spanish and proficient in French. On July 20, 2002, Vargas married singer-songwriter Marc Cohn after three years of dating. They have two sons, Zach and Sam. Vargas also has two stepchildren, Max and Emily, from Cohn's first marriage. In August 2014, Entertainment Tonight reported that Vargas and Cohn were divorcing after 12 years of marriage. Vargas was introduced to Transcendental Meditation in 2014 by fellow ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos. Alcoholism Vargas' battle with alcohol stemmed from her anxiety rooted in her childhood after witnessing her father join the Vietnam War and subsequently suffering daily panic attacks; her anxiety only intensified throughout her life after she was told early on that it would be in her best interest to hide her anxiety to avoid appearing weak. Her struggle culminated during a family vacation in 2012 when she realized she needed help. After seeking treatment in Utah and departing prematurely, she eventually relapsed. On November 6, 2013, ABC confirmed a New York Daily News story that Vargas was undergoing treatment for alcoholism. "I am dealing with addiction," Vargas said. After her second rehab admission, on January 24, 2014, Vargas described herself as an alcoholic. Vargas underwent rehabilitation for alcoholism in 2014 for a third time shortly before she and Marc Cohn divorced. In 2018, NBC News reported that Vargas had been sober since 2014. In 2016, Vargas wrote a memoir, Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction. It was published by Grand Central Publishing on September 13 and became an instant The New York Times and USA Today best-seller. Further reading Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction; by: Elizabeth Vargas; Publisher: Grand Central; ASIN=B0169ATL3Q. See also History of women in Puerto Rico Irish immigration to Puerto Rico List of Americans of Irish descent List of Puerto Ricans New Yorkers in journalism References External links Elizabeth Vargas' Biography – ABC News Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News Journalist – About.com profile {{Succession box| title=20/20herself 2009–2018,with John Stossel 2004–2009| before=Barbara Walters | after= David Muir (2013–present)Amy Robach (2018-present) | years=2004–2009}} 1962 births Living people 20th-century American journalists 21st-century American journalists ABC News personalities American journalists of Puerto Rican