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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garrett_Haake > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garrett_Haake.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Haake > Source revision: 1356381114 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Southern_Methodist_University) (2007) | occupation = Journalist | employer = [NBC News](/source/NBC_News) (2017–present) | spouse = {{marriage|[Sara Murray](/source/Sara_Murray_(journalist))|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](/source/White_House_press_corps) for [NBC News](/source/NBC_News) and [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) since January 2025.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nbc-news-white-house-capitol-hill-correspondents-1236107728/ He previously served as the Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent for [NBC News](/source/NBC_News) and [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) from 2021 through 2025.{{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 }}{{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}} == Early life == Haake was born in either 1984 or 1985.{{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}} Haake attended [Southern Methodist University](/source/Southern_Methodist_University) where he was offered the President's Scholarship. Haake met [Anderson Cooper](/source/Anderson_Cooper) while Haake was a college student. He graduated from the university in 2007. He interned with [NBC Nightly News](/source/NBC_Nightly_News) in [New York](/source/New_York_City) after his junior year of college. == 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. He covered the [Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign](/source/Mitt_Romney_2012_presidential_campaign) during the [2012 U.S. Presidential Election](/source/2012_United_States_presidential_election). Haake has also covered stories about the [Impeachment of Donald Trump](/source/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump) and the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). He has characterized his work of being a reporter as akin to "drinking from a firehose".{{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}} On January 12, 2023, Haake was scolded by MSNBC anchor [Andrea Mitchell](/source/Andrea_Mitchell) for characterizing [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) U.S. Congresswoman [Nancy Mace](/source/Nancy_Mace) as 'pro-life' during a news segment.{{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 }} [[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](/source/Beto_O'Rourke) in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas)]] == Personal life == Haake is married to [NewsNation](/source/NewsNation) White House correspondent Allison Harris. They have two daughters.{{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 }} Haake was previously married to [CNN](/source/CNN) correspondent [Sara Murray](/source/Sara_Murray_(journalist)).{{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/ }} == References == == External links == {{commons category|Garrett Haake}} *[https://twitter.com/GarrettHaake Garrett Haake] on [X](/source/Twitter) {{Portal bar|United States|Biography|Journalism}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Haake, Garrett}} Category:21st-century American journalists Category:American television reporters and correspondents Category:American political journalists Category:White House correspondents Category:NBC News people Category:MS NOW people Category:Southern Methodist University alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:1980s births Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Garrett Haake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Haake) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Haake?action=history)). 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