Kelly O’Donnell Bio, Age, Height, NBC News, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Husband

Kelly O’Donnell Bio, Wiki

Kelly O’Donnell is an American journalist and a political reporter working for NBC News serving as a White House and Capitol Hill correspondent. She has been working with this station since 1994.

Kelly O’Donnell Age

O’Donnell is 57 years old as of 2023. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on the 17th of May 1965. Thus, she celebrates her birthday on the 17th of May every and her zodiac sign is Taurus.

Kelly O’Donnell Height

O’Donnell stands approximately 5 feet 10  inches (1. 9 m) and weighs around 77 kg.

Kelly O’Donnell Education

For her  Education, Kelly graduated from Northwestern University in 1987 earning a Bachelor of Science in Education degree, centering on a combined course of study in journalism and public policy.

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Kelly O’Donnell Career

O’Donnell works for NBC News as Senior White House Correspondent.  She also appears on all of the network’s platforms including “Nightly News,”  “TODAY,” MSNBC, and NBC News NOW. Kelly’s award-winning reporting has taken her to all 58 countries and to 50 states. Her experience spans the Rose Garden to Baghdad, 4 Olympic Games, Capitol Hill, and campaigns.

A veteran of presidential politics, O’Donnell has reported four administrations: Donald Trump, Joe Biden,  Barack Obama, and George W. Bush.  She has been on the trail for 7 presidential cycles reporting to both parties. Among her varied assignments: O’Donnell was embedded with the Third Infantry Division in Iraq.  She followed Pope John Paul II on international tours and covered Britain’s Royal family.  Kelly also followed major domestic events including the 11th of September attacks, the OJ Simpson saga, and the Oklahoma City bombing.

In 2019, O’Donnell was awarded the Radio Television Correspondents Association Career Achievement Award. Her effort has obtained the Emmy, National Headliner, and Edward R. Murrow awards among her honors. On the lighter side, O’Donnell was featured in “House of Cards,” competed on “Jeopardy!” and was spoofed in a skit on “Saturday Night Live.”

In the 1990s, Kelly served as a reporter and anchor at WJW TV in Cleveland, Ohio. At this time, she worked with Martin Savidge, a former NBC reporter when WJW was still a CBS station in Cleveland. Beginning in 1994, Kelly followed a broad range of stories as an NBC News correspondent located in New York City and Los Angeles.

Kelly O’Donnell Net Worth Worth

In Kelly’s career as a journalist, she has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $1 Million-$ 5 Million.

Kelly O’Donnell Salary

O’Donnell acquires annual earnings that range between $ 98, 685, and $ 198,245.

Kelly O’Donnell Parents and Siblings

O’Donnell was born and raised by her devoted parents in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States. She is the daughter of Josh O’Donnell and his wife Kristien O’Donnell who were  Irish immigrants. Her dad was a businessman who did a lot of traveling and her mom was a dancer. Kelly’s grandparents on both sides came from Ireland and she maintains Irish citizenship. Information on whether she has any siblings will be updated soon.

Kelly O’Donnell Husband

O’Donnell is married to John David Ake, a professional TV journalist.

Kelly O’Donnell Kids

She and her husband J. David lives together happily though they have not revealed whether they are parents or not.

Kelly O’Donnell Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

O’Donnell is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 331.1K Followers around 97.2K followers on her Facebook page, and 12.2 K followers on her Instagram account.

Kelly O’Donnell NBC News

O’Donnell works at NBC News where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Somara Theodore
  2. Andrea Mitchell
  3. Garrett Haake
  4. Mike Memoli
  5. Josh Lederman
  6. Morgan Radford