Leigh Ann Caldwell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leigh Ann Caldwell
Born (1978-08-15) August 15, 1978 (age 43)[1]
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[1]
Alma materNorth Carolina State University[2]
OccupationCapitol Hill reporter
Years active2004–present
EmployerNBC News
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 2007)​
[1]
Children2
WebsiteTwitter

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]

Early life[]

Caldwell was raised in Las Vegas.[3] She was an 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.[4] She has worked for Free Speech Radio News (2006-2011),[5] C-SPAN (2011),[4] Radio France Internationale,[1] CBS News (2012-2013),[6] and CNN (2013-2014).[7] She joined NBC News in 2014 and has been a Capitol Hill correspondent since 2019.[3][8]

During the 2008 United States presidential election, she hosted 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. ^ a b c d e f g h Sarthak (September 9, 2019). "Political Reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell and her Husband, Gregory Jaczko". Married Celeb. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Dunn, Nash (September 12, 2018). "Where Are They Now? Alumna Leigh Ann Caldwell". North Carolina State University. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner". C-Span. March 30, 2011. Event occurs at 8:48. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Leigh Ann Caldwell articles". Free Speech Radio News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Caldwell, Leigh Ann (October 22, 2012). "Polls: Presidential race is extremely tight". CBS News. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Caldwell, Leigh Ann (2014). "All politics, all the time". CNN. 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. ^ a b "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.
Retrieved from ""