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Kayla Tausche
Born
Kayla McCall Tausche

(1986-07-17) July 17, 1986 (age 37)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina (BA)
Occupation(s)Broadcast journalist
Political correspondent
Websitewww.cnbc.com/kayla-tausche/

Kayla McCall Tausche (

broadcast journalist.[2] She reported for CNBC from 2011 to 2023.[3] She joined CNN as senior White House correspondent in July 2023, and is based in Washington, D.C.

Early life

Tausche was born in

international politics. She received honors for in-depth research for analyzing the way international newspapers covered the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule.[5]

While at UNC, Tausche was a member of the cheerleading team.[6]

Career

During college, Tausche worked in the Brussels bureau of the Associated Press.[7]

After graduation, Tausche covered consumer and retail news at

Mergermarket.[8]
While at DealReporter, Tausche was a frequent guest on CNBC and CNBC World to discuss mergers and acquisitions.

Tausche joined CNBC in January 2011 as a general assignment reporter covering corporate finance and deals for CNBC's business day programming.

Today, Weekend Today, and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Tausche has received acclaim for her coverage of various high-profile stories. The Financial Times featured a picture of Tausche with media mogul Rupert Murdoch on its front page while she covered the News Corporation phone hacking scandal.[10]

Her analysis and reports on the Facebook IPO filing received wide coverage by numerous outlets.[11][12]

Tausche served as a substitute

Washington Week in Review.[13]

On June 29, 2023, Tausche announced that she was leaving CNBC.[14]

On July 24, 2023, CNN announced that Tausche would join as senior White House correspondent.[15]

Personal life

According to her Twitter profile, Tausche is now an avid marathon runner. She sits on the alumni board of the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication
.

Tausche's rise at CNBC has been compared to Erin Burnett, an anchor at CNN who once served as a popular host of two CNBC shows.[16]

She married Jeffrey Jacob Izant on April 11, 2015, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.

References

  1. Washington Post
  2. ^ Atkinson, Claire (December 24, 2011). Anchors away at CNBC. 'Brain drain' at biz network may include Faber. New York Post
  3. ^ Wachtel, Katya (May 5, 2011). Erin Burnett, Meet Your Replacement. Business Insider
  4. ^ Squawk on the Street. New York. March 21, 2014. 162 minutes in. CNBC.
  5. ^ UNC Chapel Hill (2008) "How Now, Hong Kong?"
  6. ^ La Roche, Julia (July 14, 2012) What CNBC Reporters Used to Look Like.
  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication (2011). Kayla Tausche, 2008 J-school grad, joins CNBC.
  8. ^ La Roche, Julia (March 21, 2012). CNBC's Kayla Tausche's Biggest Screw Up At Work Involved Getting Accosted By A Homeless Man. Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Business Insider
  9. ^ Staff report (October 2011). Alumni news. Carolina Alumni Review
  10. ^ Roush, Chris (July 7, 2011). Business journalists tracking down Murdoch make FT's front page
  11. ^ Primack, Dan (January 26, 2012) Facebook's IPO breadcrumbs. Fortune
  12. TheStreet.com
  13. ^ Tweet from Robert Costa, Moderator, Washington Week in Review
  14. ^ Steinberg, Brian (June 29, 2023). "Kayla Tausche Exits CNBC". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "Kayla Tausche joins CNN Worldwide as a Senior White House Correspondent". July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  16. ^ Wachtel, Katya (May 5, 2011). Erin Burnett, Meet Your Replacement.

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