MSNBC, which stands for “MSNBC Live”, is a cable news television channel that focuses on news baring to political liberals. This station was created in 1996 and has undergone several phases to develop its reporting style. MSNBC has gained praise from many quarters for its hard work and dedication to providing a steady stream of exciting topics, breaking stories, and investigative reporting. This post will provide the top 15 MSNBC female reporters.
1. Andrea Mitchell
| Andrea Mitchell | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Andrea Mitchell |
| Birthdate | October 30, 1946 (age 76) |
| Birthplace | New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Alma Mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | News anchor, journalist, commentator |
| Notable Credits | NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC Nightly News, Today, Andrea Mitchell Reports, Meet the Press, Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Rachel Maddow Show |
| Title | NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent, Host, Andrea Mitchell Reports |
| Spouses | Gil Jackson (divorced in the 1970s), Alan Greenspan (married since 1997) |
| Awards | Lifetime Achievement Emmy (2019) |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania |
| Career Highlights | General correspondent and energy correspondent for NBC News, White House correspondent (1993–1994), Chief Congressional correspondent (1988–1992), Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent since 1994, Host of Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC since 2008 |
| Published Works | Talking Back… to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels (2005) |
| Breast Cancer | Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, caught early and treated |
Andrea Mitchell was born in 1946. She works for NBC News as a journalist, anchor, and pundit in the United States. She is based in Washington, D.C. She is most well known for anchoring NBC’s coverage of the U.S. Presidential elections, the terrorist acts on September 11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Mitchell was elected to a term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF), an affiliation with international news organizations such as the United Nations, NATO, and NATO Allied Bodies since 2004. Mitchell belongs to the Council on Foreign Relations as well (CFR).
2. Stephanie Ruhle
| Stephanie Ruhle | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Stephanie Ruhle |
| Birthdate | December 24, 1975 |
| Birthplace | Park Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Lehigh University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, News Anchor, Senior Business Analyst (NBC News) |
| Employer(s) | NBCUniversal, Comcast |
| Television | The 11th Hour |
| Children | 3 (Sons: Harrison and Reese; Daughter: Drew) |
| Work Experience | – Managing Editor and News Anchor, Bloomberg Television |
| Notable Interviews | – Michael Bloomberg, Lloyd Blankfein, Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper, Kobe Bryant, Donald Trump, Jamie Dimon, Martha Stewart, Al Gore, Russell Simmons, Jordan Spieth, Dwyane Wade, Terry Lundgren, Sean Combs, Kanye West |
| Accomplishments | – Broke the story of the London Whale and the 2012 JPMorgan Chase trading loss |
| Philanthropy | – Founded Global Market Women’s Network at Deutsche Bank |
| The 11th Hour | Became host of The 11th Hour in March 2022 |
| Residence | Manhattan, New York |
Stephanie Ruhle Hubbard was born in 1975. She works as a Senior Business Analyst for NBC News and hosts the program The 11th Hour. Previously, Ruhle held the positions of editor-at-large for Bloomberg News and managing editor for Bloomberg Television. The Bloomberg Television program Bloomberg GO was co-hosted by Ruhle. The London Whale story, which revealed the trader responsible for the 2012 JPMorgan Chase trading loss, was first reported by three Bloomberg writers, including Ruhle. In March 2022, she started hosting The 11th Hour.
3. Nicolle Wallace
| Nicolle Wallace | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Nicolle Wallace |
| Birthdate | February 4, 1972 |
| Birthplace | Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television host, author |
| Known For | Anchor of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House” |
| Political Career | White House Communications Director (2005-2006) |
| Notable Achievements | Author of political novels: “Eighteen Acres,” “It’s Classified,” and “Madam President” |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from the University of California, Berkeley |
| Spouses | Mark Wallace (m. 2005; div. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
Nicolle Wallace was born in 1972. She writes and hosts television shows in America. Her most well-known roles include the anchor of the MSNBC news and politics program Deadline: White House and the host of the daytime ABC chat show The View. For MSNBC and NBC News, she frequently appears as a political pundit on Today, Morning Joe, and Stephanie Ruhle on The 11th Hour.
4. Katy Tur
| Katy Tur | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Katy Tur |
| Birthdate | October 26, 1983 |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Brentwood School University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist, News Anchor |
| Employer | NBC News, MSNBC |
| Host | Katy Tur Reports |
| Notable Coverage | 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search |
| Awards | Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2017) |
| Book | “Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History” |
| Language Skills | Fluent in Spanish |
| Family | Parents: Zoey Tur, Marika Gerrard |
| Spouse | Tony Dokoupil (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 son (born April 2019) 1 daughter (born May 2021) 2 stepchildren |
Katherine Bear Tur was born in 1983. She is an American television journalist who also writes. She currently works as a correspondent for NBC News. Tur is an anchor for MSNBC Reports, where since 2021, she has hosted Katy Tur Reports, airing from 2:00–3:00 pm ET on weekdays on MSNBC. Additionally, she has provided coverage for NBC’s news programs Early Today, Today, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, WNBC-TV, MSNBC, and The Weather Channel.
5. Kasie Hunt
| Kasie Hunt | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Kasie Sue Hunt |
| Birthdate | May 24, 1985 |
| Birthplace | Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Conestoga High School George Washington University (BA) St John’s College, Cambridge (MA) |
| Occupation | Political correspondent for CNN |
| Previous Employer | NBC News |
| Notable Positions | Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News Host of MSNBC’s Way Too Early with Kasie Hunt and Kasie DC |
| Current Position | Anchor of The Source with Kasie Hunt on CNN+ |
| Other Roles | Chief National Affairs Analyst at CNN+ |
| Marriage | Married to Matt Rivera since May 6, 2017 |
| Children | Two children: a boy (born September 2019) and a girl (born March 2023) |
| Health Journey | Underwent successful surgery to remove a benign brain tumor in October 2021 |
Kasie Sue Hunt was born in 1985. She works for CNN as an American political journalist. As their Capitol Hill reporter, she covered Congress for both NBC News and MSNBC platforms from 2013 to 2021. She also hosted MSNBC’s Way Too Early with Kasie Hunt and Kasie DC.
6. Joy Reid
| Joy Reid | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid (known professionally as Joy Reid) |
| Birthdate | December 8, 1968 |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Occupations | Cable television host, MSNBC national correspondent, liberal political commentator, author |
| Television | The ReidOut, AM Joy, The Rachel Maddow Show |
| Political Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jason Reid (married in 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
| Notable Achievements | Prominent figure of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’, First Black female primetime anchor on cable news |
| Books | The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story (2019), Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide (2015) |
| Career Highlights | Hosted her own MSNBC show, The Reid Report (2014-2015), Host of AM Joy, frequent substitute host on MSNBC |
| Background | Daughter of immigrants (father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mother from Guyana), Raised Methodist, has one sister and one brother |
| Education | Graduated from Harvard University with a concentration in film studies |
| Notable Awards | Women’s Media Center’s Carol Jenkins Visible and Powerful Media Award (2016) |
Joy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid was born in 196. She is known professionally as Joy Reid, an American cable television host, MSNBC national correspondent, liberal political commentator, and author. Formerly she used her blog, The Reid Report. She is most well known for her work as the anchor of the MSNBC election weekend program Up with Chris Hayes from 2011 to 2013 and 2014 to 2015. Previous to that, Reid hosted three other programs on MSNBC: The Reid Report, All In with Joy Reid, and The Reid Report (web series)
7. Chris Jansing
| Chris Jansing | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Chris Jansing |
| Birthdate | January 30, 1957 |
| Birthplace | Fairport Harbor, Ohio, US |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Current Position | Anchor of Chris Jansing Reports on MSNBC |
| Previous Positions | Host of Jansing and Company on MSNBC |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism |
| Professional Background | Intern at a cable station in Columbus, Ohio |
| Notable Achievement | New York Emmy Award winner for coverage of the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta |
| Ethnicity | Hungarian and Slovak descent |
1957 saw the birth of Christine Ann Kapostasy-Jansing. She works as a journalist on American television. She is the host of Chris Jansing Reports, which debuted on MSNBC in May 2022 and ran from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET on weekdays. From 2010 to 2014, Jansing presented Jansing and Company on MSNBC. He served as NBC News’ senior White House reporter from 2014 to 2017.
8. Hallie Jackson
| Hallie Jackson | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Hallie Marie Jackson |
| Birthdate | April 29, 1984 |
| Birthplace | Yardley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma Mater | Johns Hopkins University (BA) |
| Employer | NBC News |
| Television | NBC News Now, Today, NBC Nightly News |
| Position | Senior Washington Correspondent |
| Career Highlights | Joined NBC News in 2014 |
| Notable Speech | Gave special remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s 2020 commencement ceremony |
| Partner | Frank Thorp |
| Children | 1 |
Hallie Marie Jackson was born in 1984. She works as a senior Washington reporter for NBC News and serves as an anchor for Today and its cable and streaming divisions, MSNBC and NBC News Now. Before working for NBC News in 2014, she held positions in Salisbury, Maryland; Dover, Delaware; Hartford, Connecticut; New Haven, Connecticut; and Baltimore, Maryland.
9. Mika Brzezinski
| Mika Brzezinski | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Mika Brzezinski |
| Birthdate | May 2, 1967 |
| Birthplace | New York City, U.S. |
| Alma Mater | Williams College (BA) |
| Occupation | Talk show host, political commentator, author |
| Television | Morning Joe (co-host) |
| Employer | NBCUniversal |
| Spouses | James Hoffer, Joe Scarborough |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Zbigniew Brzezinski (father), Emilie Benešová (mother) |
| Relatives | Ian Brzezinski (brother), Mark Brzezinski (brother), Matthew Brzezinski (cousin) |
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski Scarborough was born in 1967. She is a liberal political pundit, author, and American journalist who now co-hosts Morning Joe on MSNBC on weekday mornings. As the network’s lead “Ground Zero” correspondent on the morning of the September 11 attacks, she had previously worked as a journalist for CBS News. She started as a stand-in anchor for MSNBC in 2007 before being chosen to co-host Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough.
10. Rachel Maddow
| Rachel Maddow | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Rachel Anne Maddow |
| Birthdate | April 1, 1973 |
| Birthplace | Castro Valley, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) |
| Occupations | Television news program host, political commentator, author |
| Years Active | 1999–present |
| Employers | Air America Radio (2004–2010) |
| Television | The Rachel Maddow Show |
| Partner | Susan Mikula |
| Notable Achievements | First openly lesbian anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the U.S. |
| Awards | Multiple Emmy Awards |
Rachel Anne Maddow was born in 1973. She is a liberal American TV Host & Radio Personality, political commentator, and author. She is best known for being the weeknight evening host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. From 2005 until 2010, Air America Radio broadcasted the same-named syndicated talk show she hosted. Maddow has won numerous Emmy Awards for her broadcasting career, and in 2021, her book Blowout won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2019).
11. Alicia Menendez
| Alicia Menendez | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Alicia Jacobsen Menendez |
| Birthdate | July 2, 1983 (age 40) |
| Occupations | Television commentator, host, writer |
| Notable Achievements | – Author of “The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are” (2019) – Anchor on MSNBC – Host of “American Voices” on MSNBC – Contributing Editor at Bustle – Host of “Latina to Latina” podcast – Former correspondent on “Amanpour & Company” (PBS) – Former host of “Come Here and Say That” on Fusion – Former host and producer at HuffPost Live – Co-founder of Define American focusing on immigration reform – Former Senior Advisor at NDN think tank and advocacy organization – Regular guest anchor on MSNBC programs |
| Political Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Carlos Prío Odio |
| Parent(s) | Bob Menendez, Jane Jacobsen |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) |
| Residence | Miami, Florida |
Alicia Jacobsen Menendez was born in 1983. She is a writer, presenter, and analyst on American television. She is an MSNBC anchor and the author of The Likeability Trap: How to Escape and Succeed as You Are. She has been the Saturday and Sunday anchor of American Voices on MSNBC since 2020.
12. Yasmin Vossoughian
| Yasmin Vossoughian | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Yasmin Vossoughian |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Graduated from Occidental College in 2000 |
| Career | Weekend news anchor on MSNBC, previously co-anchored “Morning Joe First Look” on MSNBC |
| Work Experience | Former correspondent on HLN for CNN |
| Notable Shows | Hosts “Yasmin Vossoughian Reports” on MSNBC Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Background | Born in the United States to parents who immigrated from Iran; grew up in upstate New York |
Television journalist Yasmin Vossoughian is now an MSNBC weekend news anchor. Vossoughian hosts Yasmin Vossoughian Reports during her regular anchor times on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 pm. She had previously co-anchored “Morning Joe First Look,” which was broadcast on MSNBC every weekday at 5 am. She worked for the CNN group as a journalist on the network HLN before joining MSNBC.
13. Alex Witt
| Alex Witt | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Alexandra E. Witt |
| Born | April 9, 1961 |
| Birthplace | Pasadena, California |
| Occupation | Television news journalist, Host of Alex Witt Reports |
| Education | University of Southern California (Journalism and International Relations) |
| Years Active | 1990–present |
| Notable Programs | Alex Witt Reports |
| Family | Married to Bill Sorensen |
| Notable Fact | Second cousin, seven generations removed to George Washington |
Alexandra E. Witt was born in 1961. She is a New York City-based American television news journalist who broadcasts the news show Alex Witt Reports on MSNBC from 12 to 2 pm. She has also presented MSNBC Live and Morning Joe First Look. Witt started working for the network in 1999.
14. Lindsey Reiser
| Lindsey Reiser | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Lindsey Reiser |
| Birthdate | April 17, 1989 |
| Birthplace | Visalia, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater | Mt. San Antonio College |
| Presented by | Ana Cabrera, José Díaz-Balart, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Jansing, Richard Lui, Katy Tur (Weekday) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Running time | Weekdays: 6 hours each (with commercials) |
| Original network | MSNBC |
| Production locations | Various locations in New York City (2007–present) |
| MSNBC Reports Overview | MSNBC Reports is the daytime rolling news programming block on MSNBC. It provides straight news coverage similar to “dayside” programming on other cable news channels. The block runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on weekdays, 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturdays, and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on Sundays. Lindsey Reiser is one of the notable reporters presenting during this block, alongside other renowned anchors. |
American journalist, news reporter, and news anchor Lindsey Reiser is highly recognized in the international media. At the moment, Reiser is a news anchor for the American television network MSNBC.
15. José Díaz-Balart Caballero
| Jos D azBalart Caballero | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | José Díaz-Balart Caballero |
| Birthdate | November 7, 1960 |
| Birthplace | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma Mater | New College of Florida |
| Occupations | Television anchorman, journalist |
| Employer(s) | NBCUniversal Comcast |
| Television | MSNBC Reports (anchor), NBC Nightly News (anchor) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Rafael Díaz-Balart, Hilda Caballero Brunet |
| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Current Show | José Díaz-Balart Reports (11 A.M. show on MSNBC) |
| Previous Shows | Noticias Telemundo (weeknight editions), |
| Special Events Coverage | Anchor for breaking news and special events coverage |
| Awards | Five national Emmys, Du Pont, Peabody, and more |
| Notable Interviews | Interviewed every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan |
| Family Background | Son of Rafael Díaz-Balart and Hilda Caballero Brunet |
| Siblings | Rafael Díaz-Balart, Mario Díaz-Balart, Lincoln Díaz-Balart |
| Uncle | Waldo Diaz-Balart |
| Aunt | Mirta Diaz-Balart |
| Cousins | Fidel Castro Jr. |
| Spouse | Brenda |
| Daughters | Katrina, Sabrina |
José Díaz-Balart Caballero was born in 1960. He is a Cuban-American journalist and television anchorman. On September 2021, Diaz-Balart stepped down as anchor of the weeknight editions of Noticias Telemundo. He is currently anchoring a new 10 a.m. show called José Díaz-Balart Reports on MSNBC.