Alice Stewart (commentator)

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Alice Stewart
Born (1966-03-11) 11 March 1966 (age 56)
Alma mater University of Georgia
Career
NetworkCNN
Country United States

Alice Elizabeth Stewart (born March 11, 1966) is an American political commentator for CNN. [1] She has worked on numerous Republican presidential campaigns.

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Early life and education

Stewart is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Tucker High School and obtained journalism and political science degrees from the University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism. [2]

Career

Stewart began her career as a weekend anchor on the NBC Little Rock-affiliate KARK television station. She began working for Arkansas governor and politician Mike Huckabee as communications director for his first presidential campaign (she also worked for his second presidential campaign until she resigned in 2015). [3]

Stewart joined CNN in 2016, during the election. In 2019, Stewart became a Harvard Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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References

  1. "CNN hires ex-Huckabee aide, former KARK anchor". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
  2. "New Bachmann press aide Alice Stewart was former news anchor and Huckabee aide". MinnPost.
  3. "Huckabee spokeswoman leaves campaign". Politico.