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Kayla Tausche
Born

Kayla McCall Tausche


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

Kayla McCall Tausche (/ˈtʃi/, born July 17, 1986[1]) is an American 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[edit]

Tausche was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[4] She graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School in 2004. She then attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelor's degree in 2008 in business journalism and 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[edit]

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

After graduation, Tausche covered consumer and retail news at Bloomberg L.P., then joined the DealReporter unit of 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.[9] She is also a contributor to MSNBC, 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 anchor for Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street and Power Lunch. and from May 2, 2014, until April 2017 she was a co-anchor of Squawk Alley.[citation needed] She has also appeared on 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]

Comparison[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Tausche married Jeffrey Jacob Izant on April 11, 2015, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Izant works in the law.[17]

Tausche runs, and has run marathons.[18]

Tausche sits on the alumni board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

References[edit]

  • ^ Wachtel, Katya (May 5, 2011). Erin Burnett, Meet Your Replacement. Business Insider
  • ^ Squawk on the Street. New York. March 21, 2014. 162 minutes in. CNBC.
  • ^ UNC Chapel Hill (2008) "How Now, Hong Kong?"
  • ^ La Roche, Julia (July 14, 2012) What CNBC Reporters Used to Look Like.
  • ^ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication (2011). Kayla Tausche, 2008 J-school grad, joins CNBC.
  • ^ 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
  • ^ Staff report (October 2011). Alumni news. Carolina Alumni Review
  • ^ Roush, Chris (July 7, 2011). Business journalists tracking down Murdoch make FT's front page
  • ^ Primack, Dan (January 26, 2012) Facebook's IPO breadcrumbs. Fortune
  • ^ Tong, David (February 1, 2012). 'Fast Money' Recap: Mining Facebook's IPO Filing. TheStreet.com
  • ^ Tweet from Robert Costa, Moderator, Washington Week in Review
  • ^ Steinberg, Brian (June 29, 2023). "Kayla Tausche Exits CNBC". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  • ^ "Kayla Tausche joins CNN Worldwide as a Senior White House Correspondent". July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  • ^ Wachtel, Katya (May 5, 2011). Erin Burnett, Meet Your Replacement.
  • ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/fashion/weddings/12TauscheIzant.html
  • ^ https://www.businessinsider.com/guess-who-is-cnbcs-kayla-tausches-favorite-person-to-get-advice-from-2012-3
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