Chris Jansing
Birth Name:
Christine Ann Kapostasy
Birth Place:
Fairport Harbor, Ohio, United States
Fast Facts
- Received a number of community service awards for her commitment to children
- Won several awards for excellence in journalism while co-anchoring for WNYT-TV Albany
- Received two honorary doctorates in addition to her honors degree
- Graduated from Otterbein College, where she switched her political science major to broadcast journalism
- Co-anchored the nightly news for WNYT-TV Albany before joining the NBC News team
- Worked at her college's radio station and its newspaper
- Quote: "There is such a rush and a thrill when reporting news and witnessing history, and in these days of instant feedback through online forums, it's exciting to see the impact on the viewers of what I am reporting․"
- Anchored coverage of such events as the September 11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the shooting tragedies in Tucson, Ariz․, and Aurora, Colo․, and the nuclear crisis in Japan
- Known for her work with NBC as an anchor, host and news correspondent
- Was in Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, accompanied him on his historic visit to Israel and anchored coverage of his funeral from Rome
- Her career has taken her to Bolivia, Vietnam, Afghanistan and other locations across the U․S․ and the world