Kristen Welker

Kristen Welker is an American journalist who is currently working for NBC News. She also serves as a news correspondent based in Washington. She has a wide range of experience in the field of journalism. 

Moreover, she holds a significant position of a correspondent for the Government of America. Also, she has worked for some of the well-known media giants.

As per bio, Welker was born to Parents Harvey Welker and Julie Welker on July 1, 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father is an engineer whereas her mother has a real-estate agency. Further, she holds a diverse background of white ethnicity from her father's side and Afro-American ethnicity from her mother.

Concerning education, Kristen attended Germantown Friends School for her early studies. She then went to Harvard College from where she earned a degree of Bachelors in Arts with majoring in history in 1998.

Conerning Kristen Welker's career, she started her media career in the late 90s, joining ABC branch WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. She had a significant time there as a journalist.

Kristen resigned and moved to WCAU in Phildalphia in 2005 which is also an affiliate branch of NBC, Further, there she worked as a reporter and an anchor.

In 2010, she moved to Burbank,California to join the NBC News West Coast Headquarter. She became the NBC White House Correspondent for the company. Kristen regularly represented MSNBC at the daily White House press briefings and presented live reports for various programs on the channel.

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In 2008, the journalist was nominated for Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award.

Kristen Welker's Relationship, Wedding

Kristen Welker is married to John Hughes who is a well-known marketing director at Merck in Philadelphia. They started seeing each other in the year 2014 and took their relationship further by tying the knot on March 24, 2017. 

Their wedding ceremony was held in the luxurious Hyatt Hotel, Philadelphia which was foreseen by their close friends and family. There were around 300 guests invited to the ceremony which was ended grandly.

Some of the well known guests such as Kelly O’Donnell, Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell Justin Pizzi, Aditi Roy, and Rev Kevin Johnson also attended the ceremony. Well, everyone watched the newlyweds dance wholeheartedly in the song “At Last” by Etta James.

They are currently relishing their blissful marital relationship. They often go out and spend quality time together. Seems they are having a strong bond in between, therefore, the rumors and controversies regarding their relationship have not been spread until now. 

How Much Is Kristen Welker's Net Worth and Salary?

As of 2019, Kristen has an estimated net worth over $2.5 million. She has gathered such a huge wealth from her journalism career.

What is Kristen Welker's Major Income Source?

Most of the sum of her net total assets is amassed through her involvement in the media network. As a reputed journalist, she is probably earning a decent amount of remuneration in between $100K to 150k annually. However, the exact figure of her salary is under review as of 2019.

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Moreover, she also receives a decent paycheque through promotions and other assigned tasks which has assisted her to sum up quite an amount to her bank account.

How is Kristen Welker's Social profile?

Kristen is widely active on her social networking profile. She can be seen capturing photos with some of the high profile personalities including American President Donald Trump. She has a bulk fan base of over 199K on Twitter and 31.9K on her official Instagram account

Kristen and her husband live a prosperous life visiting some of the most exotic places in the world. Seems like the lovely couple keeps going on vacations frequently. She occasionally posts the activities on her social media platform with any hesitation.

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