Dana Bash
Dana Bash | |
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Bash recording a piece for CNN
in Manchester, NH, on January 10, 2012 | |
Born | Dana Ruth Schwartz June 15, 1971 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Education | Pascack Hills High School |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Occupation | Journalist, 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] On May 12, 2018, Bash received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire.
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, Jonah, in June 2011 and separated from her husband in 2012.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Palmer, Joanne (May 1, 2015). "News from a Jersey girl - CNN's Dana Bash talks at a benefit for the Academies at Gerrard Berman Day School". Jewish Standard.
- ^ a b Josephs, Susan. "10 Women to watch: Dana Bash". Jewish Women Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Celebrities". Jweekly.com. April 18, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ Holahan, Catherine (January 2, 2003). "CNN assigns Montvale native to cover White House". The Record. Bergen County, NJ. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved 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.
- ^ Stein, Jeff (April 3, 2009). "CIA Has a Bash, Jeremy Bash". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Bash, King s king-sized bash to take place on Cape Cod". Washington Examiner. 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". The Washington Post. March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.