Kate Bolduan Profile

Katherine Jean Bolduan is an American journalist working for CNN serving as an anchor. He has been working for the station since 2007.

Kate Bolduan Education

Bolduan went to a public high school in her hometown by the name of Goshen High School. After her high school education, she, later on, went to George Washington University where she attained her bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in political science in 2005. While still in college, she walked on to the women’s volleyball team and also acted with the student theatre organization.

Kate Bolduan Career

Bolduan hosts and anchors the networks ‘5 Things with Kate Bolduan’ as well as ‘At This Hour.’ Prior to this role, she previously hosted ‘State of America’ on CNN and also co-anchored ‘New Day’ and ‘The Situation Room’ alongside Wolf Blitzer. Furthermore, she also played an important role in the network’s historic coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election.

Bolduan has also managed to conduct exclusive interviews with well-known celebrities and politicians. For instance, in 2019, she interviewed Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten. That same year, she also conducted an interview with the Syrian defector identified only by the codename Caesar about the human rights abuses. She went to Afghanistan and reported Live with an interview with the top U.S. commander there. Furthermore, she also secured the first interview with Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes on CNN.

Bolduan previously served as a CNN congressional correspondent enclosing the U.S. House and Senate activities. Additionally, she also served as a general assignment correspondent, assisting in leading the encasement of the room for the historic Supreme Court arguments over the Affordable Care Act. She also led the coverage of the fight over religious freedom in Salazar v. Buono, and the Chicago gun rights case McDonald v. the City of Chicago. She covered campaign finance, violent video games, and the death penalty.

Bolduan had also worked for other statins prior to joining CNN. For instance, he previously worked for Newsource, a CNN affiliate, where she enclosed the 2008 presidential election. While there, she went to different states in the states enclosing other stories that hit the headlines. Prior to the CNN affiliate station, she previously worked for WTVD-TV in Raleigh, N.C. where she served as a general assignment reporter. She started her journalism career after landing a job at NBC News and MSNBC in Washington D.C. where she served as a production assistant.

Quick Facts About Kate Bolduan

Kate Bolduan Age

Bolduan was born on July 28, 1983, in Goshen, Indiana, the U.S. She is therefore 38 years old as of 2021.

Kate Bolduan Height

Bolduan stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Kate Bolduan Family

Bolduan was born and raised by her father, Dr. Jeffrey Bolduan, and mother, Nadine Bolduan. Her father is a medical doctor in Liognier while her mother used to work as a nurse. Growing up, she was raised alongside her three siblings.

Kate Bolduan Twin

Rumors have been speculating that Bolduan has a twin sister. However, it is not clear whether these rumors are true or not. Growing up, she was raised alongside her three siblings and she was the thirdborn in the family.

Kate Bolduan’s Mother jailed

Bolduan’s mother, Nadine Bolduan, 60, of Goshen, Indiana, was sentenced to a year in jail for almost killing a man after crashing into him while drunk driving. Nadine also showed remorse for what she did after she was told that she could spend a whole year in jail. Furthermore, Kate was not in court to hear her mother’s final sentencing. Nadine was immediately sent to jail by Circuit Judge G. David Laur. Nadine’s husband, Dr. Jeffrey Bolduan testified n his wife’s behalf after she pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. Nadine’s victim Paul Fought suffered three brain bleeds, broken bones in his arm and legs in the collision as well as a concussion

Kate Bolduan Husband

Bolduan is happily married to Michael Gershenson since May 2010. Michael works for The Carlyle Group and is also the son of real estate developer Bruce Alan Gershenson. The couple welcomed their first daughter in December 2017.

Kate Bolduan Salary

Being one of the top journalists for CNN Bolduan earns an annual salary ranging from $ 200,000.

Kate Bolduan Net Worth

Bolduan has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an anchor.