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Garrett Haake

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Garrett Haake
Garrett Haake with his wife, Allison Harris, on July 17, 2023
BornApril 14, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSouthern Methodist University (2007)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerNBC News (2017-present)
SpouseAllison Harris



Garrett Haake is an American journalist who works as the Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.[1][2]

Early life

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Haake was born in either 1984 or 1985.[3] Haake attended Southern Methodist University where he was offered the President's Scholarship. Haake met Anderson Cooper while Haake was a college student. He graduated from the university in 2007. He interned with NBC Nightly News in New York after his junior year of college.[1]

Career

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Haake began working as a desk assistant for NBC Nightly News. He then took on roles as a researcher, associate producer, and an embedded reporter for a presidential campaign.[1]

He covered the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign during the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.[1]

Haake has also covered stories about the Impeachment of Donald Trump and the COVID-19 Pandemic. He has characterized his work of being a reporter as akin to "drinking from a firehose".[4]

On January 12, 2023, Haake was scolded by MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell for characterizing Republican U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace as 'pro-life' during a news segment.[5]

Haake at a rally for then U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke in Austin, Texas

Personal life

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Haake is married to NewsNation White House correspondent Allison Harris. They have one daughter.[6]

Haake was previously married to CNN correspondent Sara Murray.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Garrett Haake: A Witness to History". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ "NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ Solé, Elise. "NBC News Correspondent Garrett Haake and wife Allison Harris welcome baby girl". Today. NBC Universal. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ Kurtz, Judy. "NBC's Garrett Haake on the advice he had tattooed on himself, and covering DC". The Hill. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ Vaillancourt, William. "MSNBC Host Scolds Reporter for Using Term 'Pro-Life': 'Not Accurate'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ Katz, A.J. "NBC's Garrett Haake and NewsNation's Allison Harris Welcome Baby Girl". Adweek. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ Moody, Erica (September 22, 2017). "Nuptials of Note: Sara Murray & Garrett Haake". Washington Life Magazine.
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