Leigh Ann Caldwell | |
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Born | 1977or1978(age 46–47) [1] |
Alma mater | North Carolina State University [2] |
Occupation | Capitol Hill reporter |
Years active | 2004–present |
Employer | The Washington Post |
Spouse | Gregory Jaczko |
Children | 2 |
Leigh Ann Caldwell (born 1977/1978) [1] is an American political reporter for The Washington Post .
Caldwell was raised in Las Vegas. [1] 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. [2]
Caldwell moved to New York City after graduating and became a freelance journalist. 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. [3] From 2004 to 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, CBS News (2012–2013), [6] and CNN (2013–2014). [7] During the 2008 United States presidential election, she hosted a daily syndicated election show, Election Unspun. [3] [8]
Caldwell joined NBC News in 2014 and served as a Capitol Hill correspondent until moving to CAA in 2019. [1] [9] She covered the 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, both impeachment trials of President Donald Trump, the January 6 United States Capitol attack and its aftermath, and four Supreme Court confirmations, including those for Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. [10] In April 2022, she announced that she was joining The Washington Post to write a morning newsletter and host live events. [11]
She is married to physicist Gregory Jaczko and has two children. [12]
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