Jeffrey Dean Zeleny was born on June 10,1973 and is an American journalist and the Chief National Affairs Correspondent for CNN.
11 Facts About Jeff Zeleny
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Jeff Zeleny previously was Senior Washington Correspondent for ABC News.
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Jeffrey Dean Zeleny was born on June 10,1973, in Exeter, Nebraska, the son of Diane Naomi and Robert Dean Zeleny.
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Jeff Zeleny has two older brothers, James Robert Zeleny and Michael Jon Zeleny, and was raised with them on the family farm.
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Jeff Zeleny attended the University of Nebraska, where he studied journalism and political science.
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Jeff Zeleny covered the presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004 for the paper.
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At President Barack Obama's 100-day press conference in April 2009, Jeff Zeleny received attention from media blogs for asking President Obama how he was "surprised, troubled, enchanted, and humbled" during his first days in office.
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Jeff Zeleny was hired in February 2013 by ABC News to be their senior Washington correspondent and to file stories for the website.
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Jeff Zeleny was honored by The Stuttering Foundation in May 2013.
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Jeff Zeleny joined CNN in March 2015, and in January 2017 was named Senior White House Correspondent.
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In January 2021, Jeff Zeleny was named Chief National Affairs Correspondent.