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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Welker is the daughter of Harvey and Julie Welker.<ref name=PhillySnoop>[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2010/08/30/hughe-dillon-jonas-brothers-play-ball-in-camden/ Philly Magazine: "HughE Dillon: Jonas Brothers Play Ball in Camden - Plus today’s Snoop Dogg appearance, a farewell party for NBC 10′s Kristen Welker, and D.A. Seth Williams sings for his supper" By Hugh E. Dillon] August 30, 2010</ref> Her father is an engineer, her mother a real estate agent.<ref>Dan Gross. " Go West Young Kristen Welker." Philadelphia Daily News, August 19, 2010, p. 28.</ref> Welker's father is Native American and her mother is black.<ref name=PhillySnoop /><ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1995-04-27/news/25685948_1_flier-supporter-black-council-member Philly Magazine: "Race For Votes Flier's Bigoted, Sexist, Welker Camp Argues" by Cynthia Burton and Mark McDonald] April 27, 1995</ref> She graduated from [[Germantown Friends School]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1994 and [[Harvard College]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/12/20/kristen-welkers-gig-hanging-obamas/ Philly Magazine: "Kristen Welker’s New Gig: Hanging Out With the Obamas - The Philly native and NBC10 alum joined the White House press corps" By Gail Shister] December 20, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2010/08/19/brian-williams-matt-lauer-kristen-welker/ Philly Magazine: "Brian Williams, Matt Lauer … Kristen Welker? - The Philly-bred reporter is headed for the big leagues as a national correspondent for “Nightly News”" By Gail Shister] August 19, 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://alumni.harvard.edu/help/directory-search | title=Harvard Alumni Directory | access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> At Harvard, she majored in history and graduated with honors.<ref>Patricia Clifford. "Family Celebrates Welker's Career Move." Philadelphia Tribune, August 31, 2010, p. 8B.</ref> Welker also interned for ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stump |first1=Scott |title=Once a TODAY Intern, Kristen Welker Now Anchors Weekend TODAY |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/once-a-today-intern-kristen-welker-now-anchors-weekend-today/2060729/ |website=NBC Boston |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref> The debate is scheduled for October 22, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Welker is the daughter of Harvey and Julie Welker.<ref name=PhillySnoop>[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2010/08/30/hughe-dillon-jonas-brothers-play-ball-in-camden/ Philly Magazine: "HughE Dillon: Jonas Brothers Play Ball in Camden - Plus today’s Snoop Dogg appearance, a farewell party for NBC 10′s Kristen Welker, and D.A. Seth Williams sings for his supper" By Hugh E. Dillon] August 30, 2010</ref> Her father is an engineer, her mother a real estate agent.<ref>Dan Gross. " Go West Young Kristen Welker." Philadelphia Daily News, August 19, 2010, p. 28.</ref> Welker's father is Native American and her mother is black.<ref name=PhillySnoop /><ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1995-04-27/news/25685948_1_flier-supporter-black-council-member Philly Magazine: "Race For Votes Flier's Bigoted, Sexist, Welker Camp Argues" by Cynthia Burton and Mark McDonald] April 27, 1995</ref> She graduated from [[Germantown Friends School]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 1994 and [[Harvard College]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/12/20/kristen-welkers-gig-hanging-obamas/ Philly Magazine: "Kristen Welker’s New Gig: Hanging Out With the Obamas - The Philly native and NBC10 alum joined the White House press corps" By Gail Shister] December 20, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.phillymag.com/news/2010/08/19/brian-williams-matt-lauer-kristen-welker/ Philly Magazine: "Brian Williams, Matt Lauer … Kristen Welker? - The Philly-bred reporter is headed for the big leagues as a national correspondent for “Nightly News”" By Gail Shister] August 19, 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://alumni.harvard.edu/help/directory-search | title=Harvard Alumni Directory | access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> At Harvard, she majored in history and graduated with honors.<ref>Patricia Clifford. "Family Celebrates Welker's Career Move." Philadelphia Tribune, August 31, 2010, p. 8B.</ref> Welker also interned for ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stump |first1=Scott |title=Once a TODAY Intern, Kristen Welker Now Anchors Weekend TODAY |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/once-a-today-intern-kristen-welker-now-anchors-weekend-today/2060729/ |website=NBC Boston |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 19:03, 10 October 2020

Kristen Welker
Welker in 2018
Born (1976-07-01) July 1, 1976 (age 48)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationJournalist
EmployerNBC News
Spouse
John Hughes
​
(m. 2017)​

Kristen Welker (born July 1, 1976[1]) is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She serves as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C.,[2] and co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today, alongside Peter Alexander.

Early life and education

Welker is the daughter of Harvey and Julie Welker.[3] Her father is an engineer, her mother a real estate agent.[4] Welker's father is Native American and her mother is black.[3][5] She graduated from Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia in 1994 and Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1998.[6][7][8] At Harvard, she majored in history and graduated with honors.[9] Welker also interned for Today in 1997.[10]

Career

Welker has worked at ABC affiliates WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, and KRCR-TV in Redding, California. She joined NBC in 2005 at affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia, where she was a reporter and weekend anchor. She then joined NBC News in 2010 as a correspondent based at the NBC News West Coast Headquarters in Burbank, California. She became an NBC White House correspondent in December 2011.

Welker regularly represents MSNBC at the daily White House press briefings as well as reports live for various programs on the channel. She occasionally fills in on NBC Nightly News and Today. On January 10, 2020, NBC announced that Welker would become the regular co-anchor of Weekend Today alongside Peter Alexander. She debuted as co-anchor on Weekend Today on January 11, 2020.[11]

On September 2, 2020, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that Welker would be moderating the third presidential election debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.[12]

Personal life

Welker married John Hughes, a marketing executive at Merck,[13][14] on March 4, 2017, in Philadelphia.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Kristen Welker (@kwelkernbc) (July 1, 2015). "Thanks so much! "@ happy. We share with Pam Anderson and Lady Diana. Solid company."". Twitter. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kristen Welker". msnbc.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Philly Magazine: "HughE Dillon: Jonas Brothers Play Ball in Camden - Plus today’s Snoop Dogg appearance, a farewell party for NBC 10′s Kristen Welker, and D.A. Seth Williams sings for his supper" By Hugh E. Dillon August 30, 2010
  4. ^ Dan Gross. " Go West Young Kristen Welker." Philadelphia Daily News, August 19, 2010, p. 28.
  5. ^ Philly Magazine: "Race For Votes Flier's Bigoted, Sexist, Welker Camp Argues" by Cynthia Burton and Mark McDonald April 27, 1995
  6. ^ Philly Magazine: "Kristen Welker’s New Gig: Hanging Out With the Obamas - The Philly native and NBC10 alum joined the White House press corps" By Gail Shister December 20, 2011
  7. ^ Philly Magazine: "Brian Williams, Matt Lauer … Kristen Welker? - The Philly-bred reporter is headed for the big leagues as a national correspondent for “Nightly News”" By Gail Shister August 19, 2010
  8. ^ "Harvard Alumni Directory". Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Patricia Clifford. "Family Celebrates Welker's Career Move." Philadelphia Tribune, August 31, 2010, p. 8B.
  10. ^ Stump, Scott. "Once a TODAY Intern, Kristen Welker Now Anchors Weekend TODAY". NBC Boston. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. ^ Corinthios, Aurelie. "Kristen Welker to Co-Anchor NBC's Weekend Today: 'So Proud of You,' Says Savannah Guthrie". PEOPLE.com.
  12. ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (September 2, 2020). "Trump-Biden Debates: 3 Matchups, With Solo Moderators". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "The Interview: NBC's Kristen Welker is home for the DNC". Retrieved 2020-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Meet 2020 Debate Moderator Kristen Welker's Husband, John Hughes". YourTango. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  15. ^ Foster, Brooke Lea (March 10, 2017). "For NBC's Kristen Welker, Love Took Its Time". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  16. ^ "Kristen Welker on Instagram: "Five years ago this week I met my best friend, my prince and my partner forever. I love that we celebrate our first date every year - it's…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-10-05.

External links

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