Kristen Welker is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She recently replaced Chuck Todd, but how much is she worth right now?
Folks who are fans of political programming are likely fans of NBC’s Meet the Press. The political panel show is known to discuss issues centered around economics, foreign policy, politics, and more.
During a June 4, 2023, broadcast, Chuck Todd (once NBC’s Chief White House correspondent, and moderator since September 2014) announced that the summer of 2023 will be his last as moderator for the “Meet the Press” show on NBC.
Chuck will be replaced by Chief White House Correspondent Kristen Welker, who will make history as the first Black female moderator of Meet the Press since the departure of creator Martha Rountree in 1953.
For her new position and record, many fans of hard-hitting political reporting are curious to know more about her finances. Like, many are asking about her net worth and salary. Read on for everything to know.
Profile Summary
| Celebrated Name: | Kristen Welker |
| Net Worth: | $3 million |
| Salary: | Unknown |
| Profession: | Journalist and correspondent |
| Full Real Name: | Kristen Welker |
| Date of Birth: | July 1, 1976 |
| Birthplace: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Spouse: | John Hughes (m. 2017) |
| Children: | 1 Kid (a daughter) |
| Parents: | Julie Welker, Harvey Welker |
| Education: | Harvard College (1998), Harvard University |
What is Kristen Welker’s net worth?
It’s no secret that Kristen Welker is impressive. According to NBC 10 Boston, the Harvard graduate “wanted to be a journalist as far back as sixth grade,” and she has made that dream come true several times over. After interning on the TODAY show during her senior year of college, Kristen got a job at KRCR in Redding, Calif. Eventually she returned to her hometown of Philadelphia where she was a reporter at the NBC Philadelphia affiliate WCAU.
This would lead her to a network job at NBC News and ultimately the coveted position of White House Correspondent. Two decades after she got her start on TODAY, Kristen was named co-anchor of Weekend TODAY. Now, the accomplished journalist has reached a new milestone in her career as she prepares to take over the hosting duties on Meet the Press in September 2023.
But, how much is Kristen Welker’s net worth? American television journalist, Kristen Welker has an estimated current net worth of $3 million. Although her salary and income are not known, she makes good money. Kristen’s predecessor, Chuck Todd had a net worth of $12 million and reportedly made $4 million yearly from his decades of work as NBC’s host., per celebritynetworth.
Kristen grew up in Philly and went on to study at Harvard University.
Kristen Welker was born on July 1, 1976, to Coldwell Banker Real Estate’s President, Julie Welker, and consulting engineer, Harvey Welker. According to Just Richest, her parents are both extremely driven and educated people, so it should come as no surprise that after graduating high school in 1994, Kristen went on to study American History at none other than Harvard University. Four years later, she graduated Cum Laude in 1998.
Kristen’s career took off when she was hired at KRCR, a Redding, California news station affiliated with ABC News, back in 2001. She stayed there for two years before joining the WLNE-ABC6 News team in 2003. From there, she went on to work for NBC10 in 2005. A few years later, she was hired as an NBC Correspondent, before snagging the title of White House Correspondent for the media house. Until getting hired as a full-time Weekend Today co-anchor, she had been subbing on the show frequently.
View this post on InstagramKristen has been married for almost three years.
It took Kristen quite a while to find the perfect partner — that is — until she met her now-husband, John Hughes, back in 2014. The two were set up by a mutual friend, Laura Nagle, according to The New York Times. At the time, he was working as a marketing director at Merck in Philadelphia, and they met up while she was at home visiting her parents.
Although he initially felt she was way out of his league, the date went quite well. Even while she was on the 2016 campaign trail, he was happy to meet up whenever she could. And after a few years, he proposed. They tied the knot on March 4, 2017, at the Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia, a block from their first date. They’ve been happily married ever since.
Four years after they were married, John and Kristen welcomed their daughter Margot Lane via a surrogate. While chatting with Hoda Kotb on The Hoda Show (via TODAY), Kristen opened up about the process. “In the weeks leading up to the birth and the delivery, I was a little nervous because I hadn’t carried her,” she explained to Hoda. “I had this little seed of self-doubt. Will I have that maternal instinct? Will it kick in?”
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