Personal Information Summary | |
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Name | Kris Van Cleave |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available. |
Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Currently not married, possibly single. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | None |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | American |
What does Kris Van Cleave do? | In Washington, DC, Kris covers Congress for CBS News. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Kris Van Cleave is an American journalist, best known for his job as a correspondent for CBS. After donning many hats in the reporting industry, since January 2021, he serves as the Congressional Correspondent for CBS News.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Van Cleave is not married and doesn’t have any children.
- He is based out of Washington D.C., but also works in New York.
Early Life and Education :
- Kris attended University of Southern California (USC) from 1998 to 2002, and secured a Bachelors of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism.
- He graduated ‘Summa-Cum-Laude’ and ‘Phi Beta Kappa’ from USC in 2002.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Kris started thinking of being a reporter after watching the coverage of two major catastrophes – The 1993 Southern California Wildfires and The 1994 Northridge earthquake.
- After his graduation, he worked on The CyberGuy Report as a producer while freelancing for KTLA (L.A.) and KSWB (San Diego).
- He also worked as a reporter on Fox 6 in San Diego.
- Afterwards, he joined ABC 7 in Washington D.C. in 2006.
- In 2012, he stated that his dream job would be to be a national news correspondent. This dream came true in 2014, when Van Cleave joined CBS News.
- Kris first began working at CBS as a correspondent for CBS Newspath.
- In 2015, he began working at CBS as their transportation correspondent.
- As a CBS correspondent, he has appeared on the network’s several broadcasts such as CBS This Morning, CBS Evening, and CBS Sunday Morning.
Awards and Accolades :
- Van Cleave has also been awarded about 9 Edward R. Murrow Awards. The Edward R. Murrow Award is an award named after a renowned journalist of the same name. The award honors outstanding achievements in electronic journalism.
- The experienced journalist has won several other awards, including a dozen regional Emmy Awards.
- In 2010, Kris was named Best Reporter by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association.
- In addition to that, he has been recognized by other organizations like the DC Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Press Club, Colorado, Associated Press, William Randolph Heart Foundation and more.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Kris loves technology and “anything that flies.”
- He has admitted that he cannot cook.
- He is a big USC fan as well as a Denver Bronco’s fan.
- The newsman is not known to lose his temper easily and is known for being mild-tempered.
- Although once he was fired as an intern, Kris acknowledges the importance of interning and always advises journalism students to take internships.
- Van Cleave has said that he wishes that he had a chance to know both his grandfathers, something that he didn’t have a chance to do.
- His favorite word to say is “Schweinefleisch,” although he admits it’s hard to use it in a regular sentence.
- When he indulges, his favorite things to have are – Pizza, chocolate cake and Diet Barq’s.
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