1. Candy Alt Crowley was born on December 26,1948 and is an American news anchor who was employed as CNN's chief political correspondent, specializing in American national and state elections.
13 Facts About Candy Crowley
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Candy Crowley was based in CNN's Washington, DC bureau and was the anchor of its Sunday morning talk show State of the Union with Candy Crowley.
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Candy Crowley's family moved back to St Louis when she was a toddler and she grew up in the St Louis County suburb of Creve Coeur, Missouri.
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Candy Crowley attended kindergarten through high school at The Principia School, a private school for children of Christian Scientists in St Louis County, where she graduated in 1966.
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Candy Crowley was an anchor for Mutual Broadcasting and the White House correspondent for the Associated Press.
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Candy Crowley hosted Inside Politics in place of Judy Woodruff before the show was replaced with The Situation Room.
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In February 2010, Candy Crowley succeeded John King as an anchor of the Sunday morning political talk show State of the Union.
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Candy Crowley served as the moderator October 16,2012, for the second presidential election debate between President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Mitt Romney.
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Candy Crowley received criticism for her contradicting Romney and seemingly confirming Obama's statement during an exchange with Romney over the language the President used regarding the attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
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In fall 2015, Candy Crowley became a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.
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Candy Crowley has retired from daily work and is serving as a paid guest speaker.
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Candy Crowley is divorced, and has two children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.
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Candy Crowley's elder child is a neurosurgeon and her younger son a musician.