Kristen Welker Bio
Kristen Welker is an American television journalist currently working as NBC News White House Correspondent. She began working at her current position in December 2011. Kristen also serves as co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today, alongside Peter Alexander.
Prior to her current position, Kristen served as an NBC News network correspondent based in Burbank, California. She joined the broadcast network in 2010 from NBC’s Philadelphia-owned and operated station, WCAU, where she anchored the NBC 10 weekend newscasts. Kristen began at NBC 10 as a general assignment reporter in April 2005.
Previously, Kristen was a reporter and weekend morning anchor at WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. She has also worked as an anchor and reporter at KRCR-TV in Redding, California. When she began her journalist career Kristen worked as a researcher on NBC’s “Weekend Today,” and as an assistant producer for CBS Newspath.
Kristen Welker Age
Kristen is 47 years old as of 2023. She was born on July 1, 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Kristen celebrates her birthday on 1 July every year and her birth sign is Cancer.
Kristen Welker Height
Kristen stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 3 inches tall. Her body weighs 62 kilograms. Kristen has an attractive complexion with dark brown eyes and blonde hair.
Kristen Welker Family
Kristen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. She is the daughter of Harvey and Julie Welker. Her father is an engineer, and her mother is a real estate agent. Kristen’s father is white and her mother is black.
Kristen Welker Education
Kristen attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia and graduated in 1994. She then attended Harvard College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1998. When she was at Harvard, Kristen majored in history and graduated with honors. She also interned for Today in 1997, while at Harvard.
Kristen Welker Husband
Kristen is happily married to her lovely husband John Hughes. The couple held their wedding on March 4, 2017, in Philadelphia. Kristen and her husband have one daughter born in June 2021 through a surrogate.
Kristen Welker NBC News
Kristen currently serves as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C., and co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today, alongside Peter Alexander. She began working at her current position in December 2011. In her line of work, Kristen has traveled domestically and internationally with President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden. She extensively covered the campaign trail during the 2012 election. Kristen’s reports appear across all platforms of NBC News, including “NBC Nightly News,” “Today,” “Meet the Press,” MSNBC, and NBCNews.com.
Previously Kristen was working as an NBC News network correspondent based in Burbank, California. She joined the broadcast network in 2010 from NBC’s Philadelphia-owned and operated station, WCAU, where she anchored the NBC 10 weekend newscasts. Kristen started at NBC 10 as a general assignment reporter in April 2005. Initially, Kristen was a reporter and weekend morning anchor at WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island.
Kristen has also worked as an anchor and reporter at KRCR-TV in Redding, California. When she began her journalist career Kristen worked as a researcher on NBC’s “Weekend Today,” and as an assistant producer for CBS Newspath.
Kristen Welker Salary
Kristen earns an average annual salary of $ 100,000 as of 2023 from her career as a journalist. Currently, she works at NBC News as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C.
Kristen Welker Net worth
Kristen has an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2023. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her successful career as a journalist.