Last Updated: 09 Oct, 2023 | Views: 409
Age: 48
Profession: Journalist
Other Profession(s): Correspondent
Famous For: Co-Anchor, “Weekend Today” and NBC News White House Correspondent
Higher Education: Harvard University (BA)
Net Worth: $3 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Kristen Welker is an American journalist and news reporter. Her witty political reporting is featured on all NBC News programs, including "Weekend TODAY" and "White House Correspondent."
Kristen Welker Early Life:
Kristen was born in 1976 in Pennsylvania. Kristen was a Philadelphia native. For school she attended Germantown Friends, and later gained her Bachelor’s Degree in American History at Harvard University.
Kristen Welker Career:
Kristen began her journalism career as a researcher for NBC Nightly News and Today in the 1990s.
The 2000s: Kristen worked as a reporter for WLNE-TV and KRCR-TV, both in Providence, Rhode Island.
In 2010, Kristen joined NBC News as a correspondent based in Burbank, California. She covered various topics, including politics, breaking news, and human-interest stories.
In 2011: Kristen became a White House correspondent for NBC News, covering the Obama administration.
In 2019, Welker was named co-anchor of "Weekend Today."
In 2020: As the second Black woman to moderate a presidential debate in America, Kristen presided over the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Kristen Welker Awards:
In her first year, Welker received a National Emmy Award nomination.
Kristen was doing her thing in the newsroom like always. But one day, she received a surprise that completely shocked her.
Kristen Welker Unknown Facts:
It was Julie Welker's mother, Kristen's mother, who graduated from Harvard Business School as the first African American woman.
Before pursuing a career in journalism, Kristen worked briefly as a physical therapist.
Kristen Welker Personal Life:
Kristen is married to John Hughes, a marketing executive. Through a surrogate, their daughter was delivered in June 2021.
