Katherine Jean Bolduan, (born 1983) better known as Kate Bolduan, is a congressional correspondent for CNN

CNN

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 based in Washington, D.C. Bolduan provides feature stories and breaking news reports as well as custom live reports. Previously, she served as a general assignment correspondent for the network.

A native of Goshen, Indiana

Goshen, Indiana

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, she is the third child of Dr. Jeffrey and Nadine Bolduan, both of whom are medical professionals. She has worked at House & Garden

House & Garden (magazine)

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magazine, Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

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, NBC Nightly News

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, NBC News

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 and MSNBC

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. From April 2006 through August 2007, Bolduan worked at WTVD-TV in Raleigh, N.C., where she served as a reporter with an emphasis on breaking news and live coverage.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the George Washington University

George Washington University

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 in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. During her stay at the university she was also a student-athlete and a talented stage actress. She is married to Carlyle Group

Carlyle Group

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principal Michael David Gershenson, and both are based in Washington D.C. The couple are recent converts to the Jewish faith, having joined the Washington Hebrew Congregation sometime in November 2009.