Chris Jansing Biography
Born in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Chris Jansing is an American journalist working as a senior national correspondent for MSBC as well as a breaking news anchor.
She worked as NBC News senior White House correspondent from 2014 to January 20, 2017.
Jansing attended Otterbein College where she was originally a political science major. She eventually switched majors to broadcast journalism after working for the college radio station. Jansing graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978.
Chris Jansing Age
Jansing was born on January 30, 1957. She is 63 years old as of 2020.
Chris Jansing Height
Jansing stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Chris Jansing Family
Jansing is the daughter of Joseph and Tilly Kapostasy. She is the youngest of twelve siblings. Jansing is of Hungarian and Slovak descent.
Chris Jansing Husband
Jansing was married to Robert Jansing in 1982. She began using her married name in 1988 after her move to NBC. The couple, however, divorced, Robert is a chemist and he ran an analytical chemistry laboratory.
Chris Jansing NBC News
Jansing joined NBC News in June 1998 and has since anchored and reported for MSNBC. She has been a substitute anchor for The Today Show, and the Sunday version of NBC Nightly News.
She moved to Los Angeles in 2008 and worked there as a field reporter for two years before returning as an anchor in 2010.
Jansing previously anchored the 10 am hour on MSNBC weekdays on Jansing and Company. Richard Lui would regularly serve as a correspondent and substitute anchor. On June 13, 2014, the show ended when she became NBC’s Senior White House Correspondent.
Jansing named a senior national correspondent for MSNBC on June 1, 2017. She continues to anchor the network’s breaking news coverage alongside Brian Williams and also provides coverage from the White House and Capitol Hill.
She previously worked WNYT television in Albany, New York. She had joined the station as a general assignment reporter. However, Jansing was made the weekend anchor and then the weekly co-anchor. She worked for the station for 17 years.
Chris Jansing Net Worth
Jansing has an estimated net worth of around $4 million.
