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Kayla Tausche
Kayla McCall Tausche (/ˈtaʊʃi/, born July 17, 1986[1]) is an American broadcast journalist.[2] She reported for CNBC from 2011 to 2023.[3] She joined CNN as senior White House correspondent in July 2023, and is based in Washington, D.C. Early lifeTausche was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[4] She graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia in 2004. She then attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelor's degree in 2008 in business journalism and international politics. She received honors for in-depth research for analyzing the way international newspapers covered the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule.[5] While at UNC, Tausche was a member of the cheerleading team.[6] CareerDuring college, Tausche worked in the Brussels bureau of the Associated Press.[7] After graduation, Tausche covered consumer and retail news at Bloomberg L.P., then joined the DealReporter unit of Mergermarket.[8] While at DealReporter, Tausche was a frequent guest on CNBC and CNBC World to discuss mergers and acquisitions. Tausche joined CNBC in January 2011 as a general assignment reporter covering corporate finance and deals for CNBC's business day programming.[9] She is also a contributor to MSNBC, Today, Weekend Today, and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Tausche has received acclaim for her coverage of various high-profile stories. The Financial Times featured a picture of Tausche with media mogul Rupert Murdoch on its front page while she covered the News Corporation phone hacking scandal.[10] Her analysis and reports on the Facebook IPO filing received wide coverage by numerous outlets.[11][12] Tausche served as a substitute anchor for Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street and Power Lunch. and from May 2, 2014, until April 2017 she was a co-anchor of Squawk Alley.[citation needed] She has also appeared on Washington Week in Review.[13] On June 29, 2023, Tausche announced that she was leaving CNBC.[14] On July 24, 2023, CNN announced that Tausche would join as senior White House correspondent.[15] ComparisonTausche'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.[16] Personal lifeTausche married Jeffrey Jacob Izant on April 11, 2015, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Izant works in the law.[17] Tausche runs, and has run marathons.[18] Tausche sits on the alumni board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. References
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