John King (journalist)
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John King in 2009
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| Born |
August 30, 1963 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Education | University of Rhode Island |
| Occupation | Reporter and anchorman |
| Spouse(s) |
Jean Makie (divorced) Dana Bash (m. 2008; div. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
Jean Makie (divorced)
John King (born August 30, 1963) is an American news anchor. He is CNN's chief national correspondent, based in Washington, DC, and is anchor of its roundtable political discussion program Inside Politics. He is the former anchor of State of the Union, as well as John King, USA, which appeared weeknights at 7pm/ET on CNN before being cancelled.
King was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He is of Irish descent. He attended Boston Latin School, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island. John King married his first wife Jean Makie, with whom he has two children, Noah and Hannah. On May 25, 2008, King married his second wife, fellow CNN anchor Dana Bash. Before marrying Bash, King (previously a Roman Catholic) converted to Judaism, Bash's religion. Bash and King had a son, Jonah, in June 2011. The couple separated in March 2012.
In 1985, King joined the Associated Press where he began as a writer. In 1991, King was named chief political correspondent and headed the AP's political coverage of the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections. Also in 1991, King won the top reporting prize from the Associated Press Managing Editors' Association for his coverage of the Gulf War in Kuwait.
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