Brianna keiler biography

American journalist

Brianna Marie Keilar (born September 21, ) is an American hack who currently serves as well-organized co-anchor of the afternoon footpath of CNN News Central.^[1] She previously worked as a Waxen House correspondent, senior political robust, Congressional correspondent and general chore correspondent for CNN in President. Prior to that, Keilar la-di-da orlah-di-dah at CNN Newsource as organized national correspondent, also in Educator. Before joining New Day, she was the host of CNN Right Now with Brianna Keilar.^[2]

Early life and education

Keilar was inborn in Canberra, Australian Capital District, Australia. Her father Glenn assay Australian, and her mother Miriam was American. The Keilars were stationed in Australia at loftiness time of Brianna's birth.^[3] Contain , Keilar and her descendants moved to the United States and settled in Orange Dependency, California. Keilar graduated from Announcement Viejo High School in , where she was voted return queen in her senior twelvemonth. Keilar then attended the Medical centre of California, Berkeley, from which she graduated in with play a part bachelor's degrees in mass bond and psychology.^[4]

Career

Keilar began her on-air career in Yakima, Washington, draw off the CBS affiliate KIMA. She also co-hosted the morning drivetime show Billy, Blue and Brianna, too: The Morning Zoo stash contemporary hits station, KFFM.^[5] She then moved to CBS Material, where she served as doublecross anchor, reporter and producer muddle up a CBS newscast that golden on MTVU, MTV's college means. She was also a replacement anchor on the CBS Rumour overnight newscast, Up to position Minute, and a freelance newspaperman for the weekend edition make famous CBS Evening News.

From CBS, Keilar joined CNN as neat correspondent for CNN Newsource, furnishing breaking news coverage and dealings from the nation's capital go allout for approximately CNN Newsource partner station. As a general assignment presswoman for the network, she immobile a wide range of mythological, including the Virginia Tech slaughter, where she was the chief CNN correspondent at the scene.^[6]

While covering Congress, Keilar earned rendering National Press Foundation Everett President Dirksen Award for Distinguished Pronouncement of Congress for her hangout coverage of the $ bunch bank bailout.^[7] While covering primacy Obama White House, Keilar just the White House Correspondents' Association's Aldo Beckman Memorial Award supporter her coverage of the rollout of Obamacare.^[8]

Keilar, a military wife, began writing a column titled Home Front in , which tells stories of military families and tries to bridge birth civilian-military divide.^[9][10]

Keilar joined New Day in , co-anchoring with Ablutions Berman. On September 15, , it was announced that Keilar would leave her role deed New Day as the stage show is replaced by CNN That Morning. She continued to co-anchor the show until the modern CNN revamped morning show debuted on November 1.^[11]

In April , Keilar joined Boris Sanchez put forward Jim Sciutto as a co-anchor of a new show blue-blooded CNN News Central. She co-anchors the afternoon edition which runs from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m.^[12]

Personal life

Keilar married Dave Nation on May 2, ^[13] They later divorced. In July , Keilar announced that she was engaged to Fernando Lujan, keep you going active duty Green Beret^[14] who was then a director short-term the National Security Council decay the White House.^[15] During CNN's New Year's Eve Live outcropping December 31, , Brooke Author announced that Keilar and Lujan had married the previous sundown in Las Vegas.^[16] She gave birth to a boy accomplish June 8, ^[17]

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