Brianna Keilar (born September 21, 1980) is a White House correspondent for CNN in the Washington, D.C. bureau. She previously worked as a general assignment correspondent for CNN in Washington. Prior to that, Keilar worked at CNN Newsource as a national correspondent, also in Washington.

Keilar started in television news as an intern and production assistant at KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland, California. In 2001, she went to work as a general assignment reporter at KIMA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Yakima, Washington. During that same time, she also worked in radio as a morning show personality and weekend news reader.

In 2003, Keilar moved to New York to be an anchor, reporter and producer for CBS News on mtvU, a newscast that aired on MTV's college network. At CBS News on mtvU, she covered the 2004 presidential primaries and election from New Hampshire, Boston and New York. Brianna also covered events like the 2005 NFL Draft for MTV-U. Keilar was 23 when she fill-in anchored on CBS News' overnight newscast, Up to the Minute, for the first time.

She was also a freelance reporter for CBS Evening News Weekend Edition before moving over to CNN.

Keilar is a 2001 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she was admitted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. She received her dual bachelor's degrees in Mass Communications and Psychology in 2001.

Keilar was born in Australia. She grew up in Orange County, California and graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1998, where she was voted homecoming queen in her senior year.^[1]

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External links[link]

• Biography at CNN

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Bolduan in 2009

Katherine Jean Bolduan,^[1][2][3] (born 1983) better known as Kate Bolduan, is a congressional correspondent for CNN^[4] based in Washington, D.C. Bolduan provides feature stories and breaking news reports as well as custom live reports. Previously, she served as a general assignment correspondent for the network.

A native of Goshen, Indiana,^[5] she is the third child of Dr. Jeffrey and Nadine Bolduan, both of whom are medical professionals.^[6] She has worked at House & Garden magazine, Dateline NBC, NBC Nightly News, NBC News and MSNBC. From April 2006 through August 2007, Bolduan worked at WTVD-TV in Raleigh, N.C.,^[7] where she served as a reporter with an emphasis on breaking news and live coverage.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the George Washington University in 2005^[7] with a bachelor's degree in journalism.^[4] During her time at the university she was also a student-athlete^[8] and a talented stage actress.^[9] She is married to Carlyle Group principal Michael David Gershenson, and both are based in Washington D.C.^[10][11] The couple are recent converts to the Jewish faith, having joined the Washington Hebrew Congregation sometime in November 2009.^[12]

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Fredricka Whitfield is a news room reporter for CNN. She anchors the weekend versions of CNN Newsroom and sometimes substitutes for anchors during weekdays. She is the daughter of Olympian Mal Whitfield.^[1]

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Whitfield attended Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland, graduating in 1983. Ms. Whitfield earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Howard University’s School of Communications in 1987. While attending Howard she served as a news anchor for campus radio station WHBC.

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Prior to joining CNN, Whitfield was a correspondent for NBC News and served as an Atlanta-based correspondent for NBC Nightly News from 1995 to 2001. She worked for other news programs at NBC including The Today Show; she was a morning and afternoon anchor as well as an assignment reporter.

Before joining NBC, Whitfield worked at WPLG-TV in Miami, News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C., KTVT-TV in Dallas, WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut, and WCIV in Charleston, South Carolina.

Career at CNN[link]

Since joining CNN in 2002, Whitfield has reported many major stories. She was the first anchor to break the news of the death of Ronald Reagan. She has reported the devastating Asian tsunami which occurred in December 2004. Whitfield also reported from the Persian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Personal[link]

Whitfield was born May 1965. She is married to John Glenn who was formerly a photo editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She gave birth to a son in January 2005.

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External links[link]

• CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Fredricka Whitfield
• Howard University Celebrates 141st Anniversary

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Luke Russert
Luke Russert at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, 2008
Born	Luke Russert (1985-08-22) August 22, 1985 (age 26) Washington, D.C.
Education	B.A. degree in communications, Boston College
Occupation	Broadcast Journalist

Luke Russert (born August 22, 1985) is an American television and radio personality. He has followed in the footsteps of his father, Tim Russert, who was prominent in the television news industry.^[1] His mother is Maureen Orth, special correspondent for Vanity Fair. He has co-hosted a sports talk program on XM radio with James Carville called 60/20 Sports. While in college, he worked for the ESPN program Pardon the Interruption.^[2]

Russert graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. in 2004.^[3] In 2008, following his graduation from Boston College and the subsequent death of his father, NBC News hired Russert as a correspondent covering youth issues in the 2008 presidential election. He was assigned to the Democratic and Republican conventions.^[4][5] Since May 2009, Russert has worked for NBC News on Capitol Hill as a congressional correspondent covering the House of Representatives. Russert also reported for NBC during Hurricane Irene in 2011.

Luke has embraced charitable causes championed by his late father, serving as emcee of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington's 25th Annual Tim Russert Congressional Dinner on April 20, 2010. The event honored Senator Susan Collins and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for their prolonged commitment to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

On May 19, 2012, Luke debuted as a news anchor on Weekend Today. ^[6]

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Brooke Baldwin is an American news anchor. She appears on the weekday edition of CNN Newsroom.

Early life and career[link]

Brooke Baldwin was born on July 12, 1979. She attended United States Space Camp at the age of 13 and served as commander of her mission there. The week, she said, "was incredibly cool." ^[2]

Baldwin graduated with a double bachelor's degree in journalism and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also studied at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City during her undergraduate years.^[3]

She started her career at WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia and later became the morning anchor at WOWK-TV in the Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia area. She later joined WTTG in Washington, DC as lead reporter for the 10pm newscast.^[3]

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Baldwin joined CNN and HLN networks in 2008.^[3] She was a contributor on Rick's List, hosted by Rick Sanchez, from the show's inception in January 2010.^[4] When Sanchez was fired in October 2010 for making what some believed were antisemitic remarks, Baldwin filled in for him, eventually taking the time slot permanently.^[4] She now anchors CNN Newsroom from 2 to 4pm ET on weekdays. She hosts a weekly segment during her newscast hours known as #MusicMonday (named after the Twitter trend)^[5] profiling various musicians.^[6] Baldwin is the last anchor to broadcast from Atlanta on weekdays, before The Situation Room goes on air from Washington, DC.

Baldwin hosted the central time countdown from Nashville, Tennessee as part of CNN's 2011 New Year's Eve coverage.^[7]

On January 14, 2012, she hosted a half-hour special music program named Soundcheck which featured Wilco, Mavis Staples, Mumford & Sons, Ben Sollee, and Janelle Monae.^[8]

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External links[link]

• Brooke Baldwin — CNN profile
• Brooke Baldwin at CNN Newsroom website