Kayla McCall Tausche is an American broadcast journalist.
14 Facts About Kayla Tausche
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Kayla Tausche joined CNN as senior White House correspondent in July 2023, and is based in Washington, DC.
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Kayla Tausche graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia in 2004.
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Kayla Tausche then attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelor's degree in 2008 in business journalism and international politics.
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Kayla Tausche received honors for in-depth research for analyzing the way international newspapers covered the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule.
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Kayla Tausche joined CNBC in January 2011 as a general assignment reporter covering corporate finance and deals for CNBC's business day programming.
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Kayla Tausche is a contributor to MSNBC, Today, Weekend Today, and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
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Kayla Tausche has received acclaim for her coverage of various high-profile stories.
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Kayla Tausche served as a substitute anchor for Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street and Power Lunch.
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On June 29,2023, Kayla Tausche announced that she was leaving CNBC.
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On July 24,2023, CNN announced that Kayla Tausche would join as senior White House correspondent.
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Kayla 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.
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Kayla Tausche married Jeffrey Jacob Izant on April 11,2015, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta.
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Kayla Tausche sits on the alumni board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.