Laura Jarrett is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She currently serves as co-anchor for the Saturday editions of Today alongside Peter Alexander, and is NBC News' senior legal correspondent.[1][2]
Laura Jarrett | |
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 Jarrett in 2024 | |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Employer(s) | NBC News (2023–present) CNN (2016–2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Valerie Jarrett |
Education
editJarrett earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University.[1]
Career
editJarrett joined CNN in 2016. In January 2020, she became the co-anchor of Early Start.[3] Jarrett left CNN for NBC News in November 2022.[4] Since January 2023, she has worked for NBC News as a senior legal correspondent[1][5] She became co-anchor of the Saturday edition of Today on September 8, 2023, succeeding Kristen Welker.[6]
Reading of Donald Trump verdict
editOn May 30, 2024, Donald Trump was prosecuted on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. Jarrett is known for breaking this verdict live on NBC News by reading all 34 counts Trump was charged with.[7][8] Jarrett on Today said that she and her news crew believed that the jury was going home for the day prior to the verdict coming out and did not expect a verdict that day. She was told the verdict in real time from a fellow NBC News reporter in the courtroom.[9]
Personal life
editJarrett is the daughter of Valerie Jarrett a former Obama administration official; and Dr William Robert Jarrett. She is of African and European descentCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).[10].
She married Canadian attorney Tony Balkissoon [11] in June 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The couple have two children, son James(2019) and daughter June(July 2022)[12].
References
edit- ^ a b c "NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "TODAY's Laura Jarrett opens up about family and the big decision that changed her life". TODAY.com. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (16 November 2022). "CNN 'Early Start' Anchor Laura Jarrett Jumping to NBC News". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (16 November 2022). "Laura Jarrett To Depart CNN For NBC News". Deadline. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (16 November 2022). "Laura Jarrett Joins NBC News to Cover Supreme Court, Exiting CNN". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (8 September 2023). "NBC News' Laura Jarrett Joins Saturday Morning's Intensifying TV-News Wars". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Grynbaum, Michael; Koblin, John. "A Historic Verdict Made for Riveting TV. Then the Punditry Began". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Barr, Jeremy (30 May 2024). "How the Trump verdict hit TV news: 'An incredibly consequential day'". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Jarrett, Laura (31 May 2024). "Laura Jarrett recounts what it was like to read Trump's historic verdict on live TV". TODAY.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Dr William Robert Jarrett (1953-1993) - Find A". Find a Grave.
- ^ "Obama attends wedding of Toronto Liberal MPP's son". Toronto Star. 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Laura Jarrett thanks mom Valerie Jarrett for showing her how to 'embrace the chaos' this Mother's Day". 12 May 2024.
External links
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- Laura Jarrett on X
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