Kristen Welker Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in American history
• Started out as a researcher for NBC's "Weekend Today" and an assistant producer for CBS Newspath
• Best known as a journalist and White House correspondent for NBC News
• Prior to joining NBC News, she was the anchor of the WCAU Philadelphia weekend newscasts
• Worked as a reporter and weekend morning anchor for WLNE-TV in Providence, R․I
• Has traveled extensively with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, including on their 2012 reelection campaign
• Is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and claims that she "know[s] the words to almost every '80s song․"