Leigh Ann Caldwell

Leigh Ann Caldwell (born August 15, 1978)[1] is an American political reporter. She is an NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent, covering the United States Congress. She is married to physicist Gregory Jaczko.[1]

Leigh Ann Caldwell
Born (1978-08-15) August 15, 1978[1]
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorth Carolina State University[2]
OccupationCapitol Hill reporter
Years active2004–present
EmployerNBC News
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2007)​
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Children2
WebsiteTwitter

Early life

Caldwell was raised in Las Vegas. She was a accomplished swimmer during her high school days and attended North Carolina State University on a four year scholarship for distance swimming. She majored in Communications and Political Science, graduating in 2000.[1][2]

Career

She moved to New York City after graduating and became a freelance journalist. From 2004-2012, she launched Radio Rootz, an education initiative for youth.[3] She has worked for Free Speech Radio News (2006-2011),[4] C-SPAN (2011),[3] Radio France Internationale,[1] CBS News (2012-2013)[5] and CNN (2013-2014).[6] She joined NBC News in 2014 and has been a Capitol Hill correspondent since 2019.[7][8]

During the 2008 United States presidential election, she hosted her a daily syndicated election show, Election Unspun.[9][10]

She won an investigative journalism award from the Independent Press Association for her coverage of the rebuilding of New York City after the September 11 attacks.[9]

Personal life

She married physicist Gregory Jaczko on May 5, 2007 and has two children.[1][11]

References
  1. Sarthak (September 9, 2019). "Political Reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell and her Husband, Gregory Jaczko". Married Celeb. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. Dunn, Nash (September 12, 2018). "Where Are They Now? Alumna Leigh Ann Caldwell". North Carolina State University. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. "2011 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner". C-Span. March 30, 2011. Event occurs at 8:48. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. "Leigh Ann Caldwell articles". Free Speech Radio News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. Caldwell, Leigh Ann (October 22, 2012). "Polls: Presidential race is extremely tight". CBS News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. Caldwell, Leigh Ann (2014). "All politics, all the time". CNN. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  7. Kurtz, Judy (September 10, 2019). "Leigh Ann Caldwell, NBC's newest Capitol correspondent, opens up on her family — and Olympic-sized dreams". The Hill. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. Sun, Rebecca (May 20, 2019). "Rep Sheet Roundup: CAA Signs NBC News' Leigh Ann Caldwell". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  9. "Leigh Ann Caldwell". The Real News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  10. Caldwell, Leigh Ann (2008). "Leigh Ann Caldwell's programs". audioport.org. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  11. Staff Writer (July 12, 2019). "Leigh Ann Caldwell Age, Husband, Family". Live Ramp Up. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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