Kristen Welker — PICS

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January 11, 2020 10:08AM EST

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Kristen Welker at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2017

Kristen Welker at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2017 — Kristen Welker poses and smiles at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC in Apr. 2017. She wore a gorgeous sparkly gown to the event.

Kristen is best known as a journalist. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, she wanted to be a journalist since she was six-years-old and after graduating from Harvard College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts, she started her impressive career.

One of her first jobs in the journalism field was as an intern for ‘TODAY’ in 1997. She went on to get her first on-air job at KRCR in Redding, CA and worked for various networks before getting the opportunity to work for NBC News. During her time on NBC News, she’s worked as a White House correspondent and filled in on popular shows such as ‘NBC Nightly News’ and those on MSNBC. She also occasionally filled in on ‘Weekend TODAY.’

On Jan. 10, 2020, it was officially announced that Kristen would be signing on as co-anchor on ‘Weekend TODAY’ alongside Peter Alexander.

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Kristen Welker at the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign

Kristen Welker at the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign — Hillary Clinton, Kristen Welker, and Lori Montenegro at Hillary’s presidential campaign in Washington in Aug. 2016. Lori, right, accompanied by NBC reporter Kristen, second from right, asks the Democratic presidential candidate a question at the 2016 National Association of Black Journalists’ and National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Hall of Fame Luncheon.

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Kristen Welker joins other correspondents at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2018

Kristen Welker joins other correspondents at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2018 — Chief White House correspondent for NBC News Hallie Jackson, Capitol Hill correspondent Kasie Hunt, and White House correspondents Kristen Welker and Peter Alexander arrive at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2018. They all dressed to impress.

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Kristen Welker before a news conference

Kristen Welker before a news conference — FOX news journalist John Roberts, CNN journalist Jim Acosta, and NBC journalist Kristen Welker, do stand ups before a news conference with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington om 2018. They went on to discuss a lot of important issues.

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Kristen Welker poses with others during the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2019

Kristen Welker poses with others during the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2019 — NBC News White House correspondents, left to right, Peter Alexander, Kristen Welker, Hallie Jackson, Ron Allen, and Hans Nichols smile at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Apr. 2019. Kristen look marvelous in a red dress.

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