Kasie Hunt
Kasie Hunt
Kasie Hunt | |
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| Born | Kasie S. Hunt May 24, 1985 Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A., George Washington University M.A., St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Political reporter for NBC News and MSNBC |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Employer | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Spouse(s) | Matt Rivera (m. 2017) |
| Website | www.kasiehunt.com [18] |
Kasie Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kasie S. Hunt May 24, 1985 Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A., George Washington University M.A., St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Political reporter for NBC News and MSNBC |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Employer | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Spouse(s) | Matt Rivera (m. 2017) |
| Website | www.kasiehunt.com [18] |
Background
Hunt grew up in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[3] She is the daughter of Bruce and Krista Hunt and sibling to younger sister Carly Hunt. Her father manages real estate design and construction for Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, and her mother is a yoga teacher in Easton.[4] Her sister is a former golfer for both the Georgetown Hoyas and Maryland Terrapins women's golf teams.[5][6]
Personal life
Kasie Hunt married NBC News producer Matt Rivera on May 6, 2017.[7]
On March 13, 2019, she announced that she was pregnant with their first child, due in August.[8]
On September 4, 2019, she gave birth to her first child, a boy named Mars. [9]
Education
Hunt graduated from Conestoga High School in 2003. She attended George Washington University, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in international affairs in 2006.[10] She earned her master's in sociology from the St John's College, Cambridge.[11][12]
Career
Hunt started her career in journalism as an intern in the political unit of NBC News.[13] She was a health policy reporter for *National Journal'*s CongressDaily, writing about the passage of the Affordable Care Act. She wrote for Politico, covering the 2010 midterm elections. She started working as a national political reporter for the Associated Press in August 2011 and covered Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.[14]
In January 2013, Hunt joined NBC News as an off-air reporter and producer, covering Congress and politics. She started appearing regularly on MSNBC as a political reporter and in November 2014 became a political correspondent.[15] She writes for msnbc.com and appears regularly on MSNBC and Bloomberg shows, including Morning Joe, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and With All Due Respect.
In October 2017, Hunt began anchoring her own talk show on MSNBC, Kasie DC, which airs in two separate segments on Sundays at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.[16]