Kristen Holmes Biography
Kristen Holmes is an American correspondent and reporter working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been working with the network since June 2012.
Kristen Holmes Age
Holmes is 36 years old as of 2022. She was born on February 24, 1986, in Oklahoma, United States.
Kristen Holmes Height
Holmes stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Kristen Holmes Family
Holmes was born and raised to her loving parents. Her mother is Louis Roman and her father is Sven E. Holmes. Loius her mother is the director of the women’s Foreign Policy Group as well as the International Center for Research on women, in Washington.
Previously, she worked as an editor of Washington post live and the newspaper’s live events platform. Roman now works as on a book about Mary Todd Lincoln. Homes’ dad works as a vice-chairman of KPMG, and as a trustee of St.Mary’s College Mayland.
Kristen Holmes Husband
Holmes is married to Noah William Gray. They tied the knot on September 7, 2019, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The two first met in the year 2015 over a telephone, where Noah William was booking producer in Atlanta and Kristen was a new on-Air producer at the White House. In addition to that, they both met while covering the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.
Kristen Holmes’s Net Worth
Holmes has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$3Million which she has earned through her successful career as a correspondent and reporter.
Kristen Holmes Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 80,000.
Kristen Holmes Education
Holmes graduated in the year 2009 University’s Medill School of Journalism with a Bachelor of Science in journalism. Later on, she enrolled at Columbia University. Moreover, she graduated from the University’s Graduate school of Journalism in the year 2012 with a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking. Kristen participated in the Italian Immersion program at Boston University in 2007.
Kristen Holmes Career
Holmes works for CNN where she serves as a correspondent in Washington, D.C. Her current coverage the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential hopefuls. Furthermore, she is an experienced reporter and on-air journalist with deep knowledge of America’s political landscape and a wide network of sources in Washington and around the country.
Moreover, Kristen has reported on some of the country’s most important news stories. Which include Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the Las Vegas shooting, for which she was nominated for an Emmy. She was dispatched to Guam when Kim Jong-un threatened a missile strike against the U.S. territory which escalated between the United States and North Korea.
Kristen was part of a small team that led CNN’s coverage of voter integrity, and how the pandemic dramatically reshaped the election process during the 2020 election cycle. In addition to that, she broke a number of stories on the preparations of the state for mail-in voting, and internal deliberations at the US Postal Service. Moreover, the stories also include the fraught transition of power, as President Trump thwarted the incoming administration’s access to documents and agencies.
Furthermore, Holmes was the first journalist to exclusively report that the GSA administrator had finally ascertained the election, after a 16-day delay that threw the country into turmoil. She also asked to help create and host Election 101, a popular 11-episode CNN Original Series/ iHeart Radio podcast. The unique concept was featured in numerous publications including Vogue magazine. It was nominated for a prestigious Webby Award, honoring excellence on the internet. Holmes is a regular guest host on CNN’s top political podcasts.
Kristen Holmes White House
Prior to that, Kristen covered the White House during the Trump administration. Mostly she focused on the contentious relationship between federal health agencies and the Trump White House as the pandemic ravaged the country.
Additionally, she broke stories on behind-the-scene deliberations over the pandemic response, exclusively obtaining a number of internal documents that exposed political interference in the federal government’s response. Furthermore, Kristen was also the first reporter to obtain the details of the Trump administration’s plan, presented to the nation’s governors, to reopen the country.
Moreover, she started her on-air career at CNN’S Newsourceb as their leading political correspondent during the 2018 midterm elections. Before that, Holmes was an embedded producer on the 2016 campaign trail and a White House producer for CNN.
Kristen Holmes CNN
Holmes is working at CNN where She works alongside other famous CNN meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Nia-Malika Henderson
- Melanie Hicken
- Joe Johns
- Athena Jones
- Jomana Karadsheh
- Randi Kaye
- Alison Kosik
- Kyung Lah
- Ed Lavandera
- MJ Lee
- Oren Liebermann
- Kristie Lu Stout
- Suzanne Malveaux
- Phil Mattingly
Kristen Holmes NewsChannel 8
Prior to working at CNN, she was a weekend Reporter at NewsChannel 8 in Washington D.C Metro Area. Before working at NewsChannel 8 at Mead Street Films for PBS in New York serving as a Production Assistant.
While at the station, Holmes helped with general production on PBS: A frontline documentary about assisted suicide. Previously, Kristen was a 3rd/5th Grade teacher at CICS Longwood. While at the school she taught America corps members.
Kristen came to CICS from Teach for America where she served as a Corps member/ Elementary. While at the school she taught all the subjects in 3rd and 5th grade, mentored, and tutored. Before that Holmes was an On-Air Reporter for 6news Lawrence, KS.
While at the station she covered a variety of news and featured stories. Moreover, she was an intern for 4 months at MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews. Lastly, Holmes was an intern a The Colbert Report. While at the station she was screening, monitoring, and researching network newscasts and cable news programs.
Kristen Holmes Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 3k followers on Facebook and over 14k followers on her Twitter accounts.
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