Kelly O’Donnell Biography – Kelly O’Donnell Wiki
Kelly O’Donnell is an American journalist. She is a political reporter for NBC News as a White House and Capitol Hill correspondent. She is on NBC Nightly News, Today, Meet The Press, and MSNBC. She attended Villa Angela, a Catholic school in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree, focusing on a combined course of study in journalism and public policy. She was the recipient of the Alumnae of Northwestern University’s 2014 Alumnae Award.
She served as a reporter and anchor at WJW TV in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1990s. At this time, she worked with former NBC reporter Martin Savidge when WJW was still a CBS station in Cleveland. She was a regular panelist on The Chris Matthews Show until it was canceled. She had served as a news anchor and substitute host on the Weekend Today program and the weekend edition of Nightly News. She has contributed reports to the primetime news magazine Dateline NBC. She served as a White House correspondent for NBC News during the second term of George W. Bush; following the 2008 presidential campaign season, she became a Capitol Hill correspondent.
She has covered the Bush Administration, Congress, and several presidential campaigns, including most recently John McCain’s in 2008. In 2016, she was the first to report live on television that Hillary Clinton has called Donald Trump over the phone to concede the presidential election. During the Iraq war, she was embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division, stationed in Baghdad and Qatar. In addition, she has reported a wide variety of events, including the September 11 attacks, the space shuttle Columbia disaster, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the O.J. Simpson trial. She reported on the travels and death of Pope John Paul II. She also covered both summer and winter Olympic games.
Kelly O’Donnell Age
She was born on May 17, 1965, in Westlake, Ohio, United States.
Kelly O’Donnell Husband
She is married to her husband J. David Ake is one of the most famous photographers in America.
Kelly O’Donnell Family
Her grandparents on both sides came from Ireland and she maintains Irish citizenship.
Kelly O’Donnell Children
The couple has no children.
Kelly O’Donnell Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meters) tall.
Kelly O’Donnell Net Worth
Kelly O’Donnell’s net worth is estimated to be over $8 million, while her annual salary is around $200,000.
Kelly O’Donnell Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @thekellyo.
