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Kate Snow
Kate Snow at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
BornJune 10, 1969
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
NationalityUnited States of America
EducationB.A., Cornell University
M.A., Georgetown University
Occupation(s)Journalist, News Anchor
Employer(s)NBCUniversal, Comcast
TelevisionGood Morning America
Dateline NBC
Rock Center with Brian Williams
NBC Nightly News
ABC World News
Board member ofBig Brothers/Big Sisters of America
SpouseChris Bro
ChildrenZach, Abby
AwardsNews & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form

Kate Snow (June 10, 1969- ) is an American television journalist for NBC News. She is a national correspondent contributing to all NBC platforms including, Dateline NBC, The Today Show, Weekend Today and NBC Nightly News. She also fills in as anchor on NBC Nightly News, Today and Weekend Today. Before joining NBC News in 2010, she was a co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC from 2004 to 2010. Snow had also appeared on its weekday edition and World News as a fill-in anchor or correspondent. Snow was also a correspondent for the now canceled NBC newsmagazine Rock Center with Brian Williams.[1]

On September 17, 2015, NBC announced that Snow would be anchor of NBC Nightly News Sunday editions, beginning in October. Snow will also be an afternoon weekday anchor for MSNBC's MSNBC Live with Kate Snow.[2]

Early life and education

Snow was born in Bangor, Maine, and moved with her family to upstate New York when she was six months old.[3] Snow graduated from Cornell University, and holds a Masters in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.[4][5]

Career

Snow joined ABC in 2003 as Good Morning America's White House reporter before she was tapped to co-host the morning show's weekend edition. She had worked previously at NPR and NBC Radio, and also worked as a reporter at KOAT-TV from 1995–1998 and at CNN from 1998–2003.[4]

For the 2008 Presidential Race, Kate was ABC News' correspondent for the Democrats, primarily Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), following her at events.[4]

Snow also serves as a member of the Department of Communication's Advisory Council at Cornell University and as a member of the national board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America.[4]

Snow joined NBC News in 2010, as correspondent for Dateline NBC. Snow is currently a national correspondent and a fill-in anchor on Today, Weekend Today and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.[4]

Career timeline

References

  1. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 10, 2013). "'Rock Center with Brian Williams' Canceled by NBC After Two Seasons". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Steenland, Maggie (September 17, 2015). "Kate Snow Named Anchor of Sunday 'NBC Nightly News'" (Press release). NBC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Yep. True fact. I was born in Bangor, Maine. [...]". Kate Snow verified Twitter page. November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e "Snow departs ABC for NBC". Adweek. March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Kate Snow". ArticleBio. Retrieved 2016-07-16.


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