Kristen Holmes Biography
Kristen Holmes is an American anchor working for CNN as a news correspondent. She joined the CNN news team in June 2012, after previously working for NewsChannel 8.
Kristen Holmes Career
Holmes works as a CNN Correspondent in the town of Washington, D.C. She is now writing about the midterm elections in 2022 and the candidates for president in 2024. Holmes has worked as a writer and on-air journalist for many years. He knows a lot about American politics and has a lot of sources in Washington, D.C., and across the country. She covered some of the most important news stories in the country, like the shooting in Las Vegas and Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. For these stories, she was nominated for an Emmy. As things got worse between the US and North Korea, she was sent to Guam when Kim Jong-un promised to attack the US territory with missiles.
She was part of a small group at CNN that led coverage of voter fraud and how the pandemic changed the election process in big ways during the 2020 election cycle. During that time, Holmes broke several stories about how states were getting ready for mail-in voting, what was going on inside the US Postal Service, and how President Trump was making it hard for the new government to get to documents and agencies. After a 16-day delay that caused chaos in the country, she was the first reporter to report that the GSA chief had finally confirmed the election.
Holmes helped make and host Election 101, an 11-episode CNN Original Series/iHeart Radio show that is still one of the most popular political podcasts on the network. This was all part of CNN’s coverage of the election. The content was meant to give people a fresh and important look at what’s at stake when they decide. Many magazines, including Vogue magazine, wrote about the unique idea. It was up for a prestigious Webby Award, which recognizes the best work on the internet. Holmes is often a guest host on the best politics podcasts on CNN.
Holmes used to write about the White House when Trump was president. She paid special attention to the tense relationship between the Trump White House and government health agencies during the pandemic. Holmes broke stories about how the pandemic reaction was planned behind the scenes. He got special access to several internal documents that showed how politics affected the federal government’s response. She was also the first reporter to get the details of the plan to reopen the country that the Trump administration gave to the governors of the country.
Holmes’s first job on TV was as a political reporter for CNN’s Newsource during the 2018 midterm elections. She created a voter issue series that took her all over the country to show what Americans cared about most. Holmes had worked as a host on the 2016 campaign trail and as a White House reporter for CNN before that.
Holmes studied at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and earned a Bachelor of Science. He then went on to get a Master of Science from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. Between those two jobs, Holmes taught first grade in South Chicago for two years as a member of the Teach for America group.
Kristen Holmes Salary
Holmes earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Kristen Holmes Net Worth
Holmes has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as a Correspondent.
Kristen Holmes Age
Holmes has neither disclosed the date, month nor the year she was born. Thus, it is not known how old she is or when she celebrates her birthday.
Kristen Holmes Height and Weight
Holmes stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.67m) and weighs 55kgs (121 lbs)
Kristen Holmes Family
Holmes likes to keep her personal life private hence she has neither disclosed the names of her parent nor those of her siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Kristen Holmes Husband and Children
Holmes has not disclosed her relationship status as she is very private with her personal life. However, this information will be updated when available.
Kristen Holmes Social Media Platform
Holmes is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. She has 15.8k followers on Twitter 2.5k followers on Instagram, and 4.3k followers on Facebook.