Garrett Haake

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Garrett Haake
Garrett Haake (right) at The British Embassy in the United States on 17 July 2023 - (cropped).jpg
Garrett Haake with his wife, Allison Harris on July 17, 2023
BornApril 14, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityAmerican
Education Southern Methodist University (2007)
OccupationJournalist
Employer NBC News (2017-present)
Spouse
(m. 2017;div. 2019)
Allison Harris
(m. 2021)
Children2

Garrett Haake is an American journalist who works as the Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. [1] [2]

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Early life

Haake was born in either 1984 or 1985. [3] Haake attended Southern Methodist University where he was offered the President's Scholarship. Haake met Anderson Cooper while Haake was a college student. He graduated from the university in 2007. He interned with NBC Nightly News in New York after his junior year of college. [1]

Career

Haake began working as a desk assistant for NBC Nightly News. He then took on roles as a researcher, associate producer, and an embedded reporter for a presidential campaign. [1]

He covered the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign during the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election. [1]

Haake has also covered stories about the Impeachment of Donald Trump and the COVID-19 Pandemic. He has characterized his work of being a reporter as akin to "drinking from a firehose". [4]

On January 12, 2023, Haake was scolded by MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell for characterizing Republican U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace as 'pro-life' during a news segment. [5]

Haake at a rally for then U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke in Austin, Texas Beto Rally at the Pan American Neighborhood Park, Austin, TX (30783813577).jpg
Haake at a rally for then U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke in Austin, Texas

Personal life

Haake is married to NewsNation White House correspondent Allison Harris. They have one daughter. [6]

Haake was previously married to CNN correspondent Sara Murray. [7]

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References

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  2. "NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. Solé, Elise. "NBC News Correspondent Garrett Haake and wife Allison Harris welcome baby girl". Today. NBC Universal. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. Kurtz, Judy. "NBC's Garrett Haake on the advice he had tattooed on himself, and covering DC". The Hill. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. Vaillancourt, William. "MSNBC Host Scolds Reporter for Using Term 'Pro-Life': 'Not Accurate'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. Katz, A.J. "NBC's Garrett Haake and NewsNation's Allison Harris Welcome Baby Girl". Adweek. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. Moody, Erica (September 22, 2017). "Nuptials of Note: Sara Murray & Garrett Haake". Washington Life Magazine.