Kathleen Matthews
| Kathleen Matthews | |
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Kathleen Matthews
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| Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party | |
| Preceded by | D. Bruce Poole |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kathleen Ann Cunningham August 9, 1953 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Matthews (m. 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Kathleen Ann Matthews (née Cunningham; born August 9, 1953) is the former chief communications and public affairs officer for hotel company Marriott International. Prior to joining Marriott International, she was a reporter for 25 years at WJLA-TV. She was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland's 8th congressional district in the 2016 elections. She is the current chair for the Maryland Democratic Party.
Matthews was born in San Francisco, California. She is a 1975 graduate of Stanford University. In 2004 she was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has honorary degrees from the University of South Carolina and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.
Matthews began working at ABC's Washington DC affiliate WJLA in 1976 as a production assistant. She worked her way up to producer and then she was a writer/reporter from 1982 to 1991. In 1991 she began anchoring. She was an anchor for 15 years through 2006 when she retired. She hosted and executive produced the nationally syndicated Working Woman television show from 2001 to 2006. She hosted political show Capital Sunday on Sundays. She was named a 2002 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine, and a "Woman Who Means Business" by the Washington Business Journal. She has also been awarded nine local Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award, among other top honors during her journalism career.
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