Dana Bash
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Bash recording a piece for CNN in Manchester, N.H., on January 10, 2012
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| Born | Dana Ruth Schwartz June 15, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Pascack Hills High School |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
| Occupation | Reporter and anchorwoman |
| Notable credit(s) | Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from National Press Foundation |
| Home town | Montvale, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Jeremy Bash (m. 1998–2007) John King (m. 2008–12) |
| Children | 1 (with King) |
Dana Bash (/ˈdænə/ DAN-ah; born Dana Ruth Schwartz; June 15, 1971) is an American journalist, anchorwoman and political correspondent for CNN.
Early life and education[edit]
Bash was born to a Reform Jewish family[1][2][3] in Manhattan. Her father was an ABC News producer who served as the senior broadcast producer for Good Morning America and her mother was an author and educator in Jewish studies.[1]
Bash attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey.[4][1] She graduated cum laude[citation needed] with her bachelor's degree in political communications from George Washington University.[2] While at college, she interned at NBC, CBS, and CNN.[1]
Career[edit]
After college, Bash joined CNN as a producer of their weekend programs such as Late Edition, Evans & Novak, and Inside Politics. Later she began producing programming specializing in coverage of the U.S. Senate.[citation needed]
Bash was one of the women honored at Elle magazine's 2014 "Women in Washington Power List" event.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Bash was married to former CIA Chief of Staff Jeremy Bash from 1998 to 2007.[6][7] In 2008 she married fellow CNN correspondent John King.[3][8] Bash gave birth to a son in June 2011 and separated from her husband in 2012.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Jewish Standard: "News from a Jersey girl - CNN’s Dana Bash talks at a benefit for the Academies at Gerrard Berman Day School" by Joanne Palmer May 1, 2015
- ^ a b Jewish Women Magazine: "10 Women to watch: "Dana Bash" By Susan Josephs retrieved November 1, 2015
- ^ a b "Celebrities | j. the Jewish news weekly of Northern California". Jweekly.com. April 18, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ Holahan, Catherine "CNN assigns Montvale native to cover White House", The Record (Bergen County), January 2, 2003. Accessed April 29, 2008. "MONTVALE – Dana Bash grew up behind the scenes. And family members say it was just a matter of time before the Pascack Hills High School graduate and newest CNN White House correspondent was in front of them."
- ^ Watters, Susan (March 26, 2014). "Gucci and Elle Honor Women in Washington Power List". WWD. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "Weddings; Dana Schwartz, Jeremy Bash". The New York Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Huffington Post: "CIA Has a Bash, Jeremy Bash" by Jeff Stein April 3, 2009
- ^ Washington Examiner: "Bash, King s king-sized bash to take place on Cape Cod" March 26, 2008
- ^ "Love, etc.: CNN's Dana Bash and John King welcome son". The Washington Post. June 29, 2011.
- ^ "John King and Dana Bash separate; CNN stars were married four years". Washington Post. March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
