American television journalist Kristen Welker serves as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C. for NBC News.
Kristen Welker served as co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today, alongside Peter Alexander from 2020 to 2023.
Summary of Kristen Welker's Biography
Full name: Kristen Welker
Date of birth: July 1, 1976
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Husband: John Hughes
Net Worth: $3 million
Parents: Julie Welker, Harvey WelkerKristen Welker Biography
Born on July 1, 1976, Kristen Welker is an American journalist employed by NBC News. Based in Washington, D.C., she works as a White House correspondent. From 2020 to 2023, she co-anchored Weekend Today, Today’s Saturday edition, with Peter Alexander.
On September 17, 2023, she took over as host of Meet the Press, the longest-running show in television history. Harvey and Julie Welker are the parents of Kristen Welker. Her mother works as a real estate agent, and her father is an engineer.
Raised by a Black mother and a White father, in 1994 saw Kristen Welker graduate from Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School, and in 1998 she earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College. She majored in American history at Harvard and received a magna cum laude degree. In 1997, Kristen Welker worked as an intern for Today while attending Harvard.
Kristen Welker joined NBC in 2005 at affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia, where she was a reporter and weekend anchor. She had previously worked at ABC affiliates WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and KRCR-TV in Redding/Chico, California.
After that, in 2010, she started working for NBC News as a correspondent out of Burbank, California’s NBC News West Coast Headquarters. In December 2011, she started working as an NBC White House correspondent. On March 4, 2017, Kristen Welker tied the knot with John Hughes in Philadelphia. Through a surrogate, their daughter was delivered in June 2021 and she has announced the birth of her second child through surrogacy.
Kristen Welker Nationality
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Kristen Welker is a well-known American employed by NBC News.
Kristen Welker Net Worth
With a yearly salary of $100,000, Kristen Welker is said to have a net worth of $3 million
Where is Kristen Welker from?
Being born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kristen Welker is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest city, notable for its rich history, on display at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed), and other American Revolutionary sites.
How old is Kristen Welker?
Kristen Welker is currently 47 years old as she was brough into the world by Harvey and Julie Welker on July 1, 1976
Kristen Welker Height & Weight
With a very perfect body stature, Kristen Welker stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and her weight is 62 kilograms
Kristen Welker Career
In 2005, Kristen Welker joined NBC at affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia, where she was a reporter and weekend anchor. She had previously worked at ABC affiliates WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and KRCR-TV in Redding/Chico, California.
In 2010, she started working for NBC News as a correspondent out of Burbank, California’s NBC News West Coast Headquarters. In December 2011, she started working as an NBC White House correspondent.
Kristen Welker usually covered live stories for a variety of MSNBC shows in addition to representing the network at the daily press briefings at the White House. She occasionally filled in for Today and NBC Nightly News.
On January 10, 2020, NBC announced that Kristen Welker and Peter Alexander would start working together as Weekend Today’s regular co-anchors. In January 2020, she made her debut as a co-anchor on Weekend Today.
Kristen Welker hosted the last and crucial debate between Republican front-runner Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential contest that took place on October 22, 2020, in the midst of the ongoing COVID pandemic emergency.
Kristen Welker was named by NBC on June 4, 2023, to take Chuck Todd’s place as anchor of the Sunday morning show Meet the Press, which will premiere on September 17, 2023, and its weekday spin-off Meet the Press Now on NBC News NOW, which will premiere on September 22, 2023.
She interviewed with former US President Donald Trump during her first program as anchor. Some people felt that Kristen Welker did not sufficiently refute Trump’s numerous lies in the interview, and that Trump shouldn’t be allowed a platform to continue spreading his lies regarding the 2020 election and other topics.
She co-moderated the third GOP primary debate in 2024 in Miami, Florida, on November 8, 2023, with Lester Holt and Hugh Hewitt. Vivek Ramaswamy, a contender for president, attacked her right once, labelling her a part of the “corrupt media establishment” and accusing her of spreading “the Trump–Russia collusion hoax”. Holt went on, Welker smiled and ignored the attack.
Kristen Welker Marital Status
Kristen Welker on March 4, 2017, tied the knot with John Hughes in Philadelphia and they are happily living with their daughter as they expect a second child.
Kristen Welker Family & Siblings
Kristen Welker was brought into the world by Harvey Welker, an engineer and Julie Welker a real estate agent but unfortunately, there is no information regarding her siblings, hence it’s difficult to say whether she has siblings or not.
Why is Kristen Welker famous?
Serving as the first black host for ‘Meet The Press’, Kristen Welker became famous as she presided over the final 2020 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which was praised for her poise and composure.
As a presidential campaign reporter since 2011, she solidified her reputation as a formidable force in the political scene.
Kristen Welker Children
In June 2021, Kristen Welker and her husband were blessed with their bundle of joy as they become parents for the first time to Margot Lane and now are expecting their second child.
Kristen Welker Social Media
As a journalist, Kristen Welker is active on Instagram, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn
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