Kate Bolduan

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Kate Bolduan
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Born Katherine Jean Bolduan
July 28, 1983 (1983-07-28) (age 35)
Goshen, Indiana, U.S.
Education George Washington University
Occupation News anchor, journalist
Notable credit(s) WTVD-TV NBC News MSNBC House & Garden Magazine Dateline NBC NBC Nightly News CNN CNN International
Spouse(s) Michael David Gershenson
Children 2
Parent(s) Jeffrey and Nadine Bolduan

Katherine Jean "Kate" Bolduan[1][2][3] ( /ˈbɔːldwɪn/; born July 28, 1983) is an American broadcast journalist. She is the anchor of At This Hour with Kate Bolduan.[4] Bolduan also anchors State of America with Kate Bolduan on CNN International. She was previously a co-anchor for the CNN program New Day,[5] with co-hosts Chris Cuomo and Michaela Pereira, based in CNN's New York bureau. Before venturing out to New York, Bolduan anchored The Situation Room alongside fellow CNN broadcast journalist Wolf Blitzer. She provided feature stories and breaking news reports as well as custom live reports. Previously, she served as congressional correspondent based in Washington, D.C. as well as a general assignment correspondent for the network.

Early life and education[edit]

A native of Goshen in Indiana,[6] she is the third of four daughters born to Dr. Jeffrey Bolduan, and to Nadine Bolduan, a nurse.[7][8] She was educated at Goshen High School, a public high school in her home city, followed by George Washington University, from which she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 2005,[9] with a bachelor's degree in journalism.[5] During her time at the university, she walked on to the women's volleyball team[10] and acted with the student theatre organization.[11] During her studies she spent time in Madrid, Spain where she learned to speak Spanish.[12]

Career[edit]

after leaving University[edit]

Bolduan was a general assignment reporter for WTVD-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. She began her television career as a production assistant for NBC News and MSNBC in Washington D.C. [13] She has worked at House & Garden magazine, Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News.

CNN[edit]

CNN Newsource[edit]

Bolduan began her tenure at CNN as a national correspondent for CNN Newsource. She provided breaking news coverage and feature reports for a large number of CNN Newsource affiliates. During her time there, she most notably covered the 2008 United States presidential election and traveled throughout the United States covering other news making headlines including the Minneapolis Bridge collapse, the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, and the retiring NASA Space Shuttle fleet.

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer[edit]

Kate Bolduan was previously co-anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer before moving to New York. Alongside Wolf Blitzer, she provided current events, breaking news, political headlines, and reports within lively discussions during the two-hour program.

New Day[edit]

New Day is a weekday morning television show on CNN. It premiered on June 17, 2013 and airs from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ET, originating from CNN's Time Warner Center studios in New York City. New Day replaced Starting Point, formerly anchored by Soledad O'Brien, which had aired since January 2, 2012.

At This Hour with Kate Bolduan[edit]

Bolduan joined CNN's new morning show, At This Hour, which premiered on January 26, 2015, alongside John Berman. At This Hour covers various news stories of the day with co-hosts Kate Bolduan and John Berman. At This Hour airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon ET, and is broadcast live from CNN's New York Studios in Manhattan. On February 6, 2017, Berman moved to 9 a.m. to co-host CNN Newsroom and Bolduan took over as the sole host of At This Hour.

State of America with Kate Bolduan[edit]

Bolduan was named anchor of her own CNN International program covering the 2016 U.S. Presidential race for a global audience. Following the election, the program was renamed and pivoted to focusing on U.S. news and affairs. The show aired weekdays at 2:30 p.m. ET, live from CNN's New York Studios in Manhattan. From September 2018 the show airs Fridays.

Personal life[edit]

Kate grew up on an apple orchard.[12]

In May 2010, Bolduan married Michael Gershenson, who works for The Carlyle Group.[14][15] They moved from the Washington D.C. area to New York in early 2013 after Bolduan accepted the anchor position at CNN's morning lineup. The couple’s daughter Cecelia Eve Gershenson was born in September, 2014; their second daughter Delphine Esther was born December 23, 2017.[16]

Kate Bolduan's ancestors arrived in America in 1912. They came from a small town called Chênée in Belgium. Leon Emile Rousselle (Bolduan's great-great-grandfather) arrived in the United States aboard the SS Kroonland. Two months later his pregnant wife Louise Labhaye Rousselle and his two year old daughter travelled to the U.S. aboard the SS Lapland (which returned some survivors - mainly crew members - of the Titanic catastrophe to England). The Rousselles came from a long line of glass manufacturers. In 2014 Bolduan travelled to Liège in Belgium to find out about her family history.[17][18][19]

Bolduan engages for children.[20] She is also committed to mother and child protection and providing access to basic medical care for expectant mothers.[21][22]

Bolduan is left-handed but plays all sports with her right hand. She loves ketchup, cereals and can waterski barefoot.[12]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Announces Commissioner's Honor Roll For 2001-02". George Washington University Athletics. 
  2. ^ "046RDB020410_MT Masterindd". Retrieved August 20, 2017. 
  3. ^ "50 Most Beautiful People for 2011". TheHill.com. 
  4. ^ CNN: "At This Hour with Kate Bolduan" retrieved February 8, 2017
  5. ^ a b "Anchors & Reporters". CNN. 
  6. ^ "GHS grad works as CNN correspondent". The Goshen News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. 
  7. ^ "Mom of CNN host Kate Bolduan to be sentenced for DUI accident". New York Daily News. March 30, 2013. 
  8. ^ Daily Mail: "Kate Bolduan's secret family agony" by Lydia Warren and Katie Davies 29 March 2013
  9. ^ "Meet the Team, Kate Bolduan". ABC News. 
  10. ^ "Volleyball Aims High in 2002". George Washington University Official Athletic Site. 
  11. ^ "Generic Theatre Company". 
  12. ^ a b c "10 Things You Didn't Know About Kate Bolduan". www.cnn.com (in Englisch). 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2018-07-25. 
  13. ^ "Bolduan in title hunt". The Elkhart Truth. 
  14. ^ Frost Snow news: "CNN anchor Kate Bolduan and her husband Michael David Gershenson happily married for six years" retrieved February 3, 2017
  15. ^ Young Jewish Professionals: "Michael D. Gershenson" January 27, 2017
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN/status/945360217759473664
  17. ^ Kate Bolduan (2014-10-14). "Image series of Kate Bolduan's search for the 'Roots' of her family in Europe". www.cnn.com (in Englisch). Retrieved 2018-03-30. 
  18. ^ Kate Bolduan (2014-10-14). "Video Feature named 'Kate Bolduan's Roots'". www.cnn.com (in Englisch). Retrieved 2018-03-30. 
  19. ^ https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/10/world/gallery/roots-kate-bolduan/index.html
  20. ^ "Free Arts NYC" (in Englisch). Retrieved 2018-05-13. 
  21. ^ Kate Bolduan (2018-06-18). "Mothers and babies should have a fighting chance". www.cnn.com (in Englisch). Retrieved 2018-06-18. 
  22. ^ Kate Bolduan (2018-06-18). ""Every Mother Counts" Organisation". www.everymothercounts.org (in Englisch). Retrieved 2018-06-18. 
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