{{Short description|American journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Garrett Haake | image = Garrett Haake (right) at The British Embassy in the United States on 17 July 2023 - (cropped).jpg | caption = Garrett Haake with his wife, Allison Harris on July 17, 2023 | birth_date = 1984 or 1985 (age 40–41) | education = Southern Methodist University (2007) | occupation = Journalist | employer = NBC News (2017–present) | spouse = {{marriage|Sara Murray|2017|2019|end=divorced}} {{marriage|Allison Harris|2021}} | children = 2 }} '''Garrett Haake''' ({{IPAc-en|'|h|eɪ|k}}) is an American journalist who has been a Senior White House Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC since January 2025.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nbc-news-white-house-capitol-hill-correspondents-1236107728/</ref> He previously served as the Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC from 2021 through 2025.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Garrett Haake: A Witness to History |url=https://www.smu.edu/stories/a-witness-to-history |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Southern Methodist University }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NBCUniversal Media Village |url=https://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/interactive/2929fed4187b40648b79a9839e70e91fproduct169208/index.html#/show/991de7e1-5207-495a-8474-d46bfad5a34b/bios/52820506-f4fc-4017-9052-5829b979b98c |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.nbcumv.com}}</ref>
== Early life == Haake was born in either 1984 or 1985.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Solé |first1=Elise |title=NBC News Correspondent Garrett Haake and wife Allison Harris welcome baby girl |url=https://www.today.com/parents/parents/garrett-haake-welcomes-baby-girl-rcna36787 |access-date=29 May 2023 |website=Today |publisher=NBC Universal}}</ref> Haake attended Southern Methodist University where he was offered the President's Scholarship. Haake met Anderson Cooper while Haake was a college student. He graduated from the university in 2007. He interned with NBC Nightly News in New York after his junior year of college.<ref name=":0" />
== Career == Haake began working as a desk assistant for NBC Nightly News. He then took on roles as a researcher, associate producer, and an embedded reporter for a presidential campaign.<ref name=":0" />
He covered the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign during the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.<ref name=":0" />
Haake has also covered stories about the Impeachment of Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic. He has characterized his work of being a reporter as akin to "drinking from a firehose".<ref name=":4">{{cite web |last1=Kurtz |first1=Judy |title=NBC's Garrett Haake on the advice he had tattooed on himself, and covering DC |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/550603-nbcs-garrett-haake-on-the-advice-he-had-tattooed-on-himself-and/ |work=The Hill |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>
On January 12, 2023, Haake was scolded by MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell for characterizing Republican U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace as 'pro-life' during a news segment.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Vaillancourt |first1=William |title=MSNBC Host Scolds Reporter for Using Term 'Pro-Life': 'Not Accurate' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/msnbc-host-andrea-mitchell-scolds-reporter-for-using-term-pro-life |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=The Daily Beast }}</ref> [[File:Beto Rally at the Pan American Neighborhood Park, Austin, TX (30783813577).jpg|thumb|Haake at a rally for then U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke in Austin, Texas]]
== Personal life == Haake is married to NewsNation White House correspondent Allison Harris. They have two daughters.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=A.J. |title=NBC's Garrett Haake and NewsNation's Allison Harris Welcome Baby Girl |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/nbcs-garrett-haake-and-newsnations-allison-harris-welcome-baby-girl/510380/ |access-date=29 May 2023 |website=Adweek }}</ref>
Haake was previously married to CNN correspondent Sara Murray.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Erica |last=Moody |title= Nuptials of Note: Sara Murray & Garrett Haake |publisher=Washington Life Magazine|date=September 22, 2017 |url=http://washingtonlife.com/2017/09/10/nuptials-of-note-sara-murray-garrett-haake/ }}</ref>
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