13 Facts About Lisa Desjardins

Lisa Desjardins is an American political journalist.

Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent at PBS NewsHour and has previously worked for the Associated Press and CNN Radio.

Lisa Desjardins's father was a naval officer who retired at the rank of captain and later worked as a college instructor.

Lisa Desjardins has three siblings and seven step siblings on her father's side.

Lisa Desjardins received a Master of Science degree in journalism from that university the following year.

In 2003, Lisa Desjardins became a reporter in the Washington, DC, bureau of the Associated Press, where she reported on, among other things, the 2004 presidential election; Medicaid; hurricanes; and the Iraq War.

Lisa Desjardins was CNN Radio's Congressional correspondent, but occasionally reported for CNN.

Lisa Desjardins reported on the 2010 Haiti earthquake for CNN Radio, whose coverage was awarded a Sigma Delta Chi Award.

Lisa Desjardins was part of the team that covered the 2008 presidential primaries.

Lisa Desjardins chaired the June 2014 annual dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association.

Lisa Desjardins left CNN after being laid off in August 2014.

Lisa Desjardins joined PBS NewsHour in October 2014 as a political reporter, and in July 2015 was elevated to Political Director, appearing on camera from the studio and from the US Capitol.

Lisa Desjardins was inside the US Capitol on January 6,2021, covering the counting and certification of the 2020 Presidential Electoral College votes when the building was attacked by violent mobs.