Kasie Hunt

Kasie Hunt
Born	Kasie S. Hunt May 24, 1985 Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	George Washington University St John's College, Cambridge
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Correspondent for NBC News

Kasie S. Hunt (born May 24, 1985)^[1][2][3] is an American political correspondent for MSNBC.

Background

Hunt tweeted in September 2015 that she grew up in Wayne, Pennsylvania.^[4] She is the daughter of Bruce and Krista Hunt. Her younger sister, Carly Hunt (born July 11, 1987), is a former golfer for both the Georgetown Hoyas and Maryland Terrapins women's golf teams.^[5][6]

Education

She graduated from Conestoga High School in 2003. Hunt attended George Washington University, where she received her bachelor's in international affairs in 2006.^[7] She earned her master's in sociology from the St John's College, Cambridge.^[8]

Career

Hunt started her career in journalism as an intern in the political unit of NBC News.^[9] She was a health policy reporter for National Journal's CongressDaily, writing about the passage of the Affordable Care Act. She wrote for Politico, covering the 2010 midterm elections. She started working as a national political reporter for the Associated Press in August 2011 and covered Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.^[10] In January 2013 Hunt joined NBC News as an off-air reporter and producer, covering Congress and politics. She started appearing regularly on MSNBC as a political reporter and in November 2014 became a political correspondent.^[11] She writes for msnbc.com and appears regularly on MSNBC shows, including Morning Joe and Hardball with Chris Matthews.

References

1. Kasie Hunt (@kasie) (May 24, 2011). "Thanks for the birthday wishes!!". Twitter. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
2. Kasie Hunt (@kasie) (May 11, 2010). "my birthday is in two weeks.". Twitter. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
3. Intelius. "Kasie S Hunt in Arlington, VA". Intelius. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
4. "Kasie Hunt on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
5. Georgetown University. "Carly Hunt". Georgetown Hoyas. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
6. University of Maryland, College Park. "Carly Hunt". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
7. "Alumni Newsmakers". GW Magazine. Fall 2011.
8. "Kasie Hunt to join AP as political reporter". Townhall. AP. August 19, 2011.
9. Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (December 27, 2012). "Political Reporter Kasie Hunt is Leaving the AP for NBC". Observer.
10. "Kasie Hunt Joins NBC News as Off-Air Political Reporter". BWW TV World. December 27, 2012.
11. Massella, Nick (September 4, 2014). "Kasie Hunt Named MSNBC Political Correspondent". FishbowlDC.