Kristen Welker is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She is also a member of White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Currently, she serves as the co-anchor of American morning news and talk program "Weekend Today" that airs daily on NBC as well as the Saturday edition of "Today", alongside Peter Alexander, whom she calls a loving brother and best friend.
She has been a prominent member of NBC news since 2005. On September 2, 2020, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that Welker would be moderating the third presidential election debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Kristen Welker was born on 1st July 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. She holds an American nationality. Her father is white and her mother is black so she has a mixed ethnicity (half white and half Afro-American). Her birth sign falls under Cancer.
Her father Harvey Welker is an Engineer and her mother Julie Welker is a real estate agent. She completed her schooling from Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia in 1994 and later enrolled at Harvard College graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1998.
Kristen Walker and her husband, a marketing director named John Hughes, got married on March 4, 2017, in Philadelphia. The two met back in 2014 thanks to their mutual friends for setting them up together. Kristen recalled to The New York Times that John won her over officially one night when he made her a presidential trivia crossword puzzle. In 2016, John dropped to one knee and asked Kristen to be his wife right in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. — the perfect location for a political reporter. Before her romantic relationship with John Hughes, she dated a number of guys but none of the relationships grew stronger like John Hughes.
Kristen Welker has a height of 5 ft 3 inches tall. She has a voluptuous body figure with an attractive hourglass shape.
Kristen Welker wears a 36C bra size and her weight is 62 Kg. Her body measures 37-27-38 inches. She wears a 10 (US) size dress and 8 (US) size shoes. Her eye color and hair color both are black. Overall she has a well-maintained healthy body.
"The Today Show" co-anchor has managed to earn enough income through her Journalism career. She is paid a decent amount of salary for working in NBC news, serving as White House correspondent, and hosting the news and talk program "Weekend Today".
Kristen Welker's salary is believed to be $101.916, ranging from $81.680 to $118.036 per year, and Kristen Welker's net worth is about $2.5 million. She owns a luxurious mansion in Philadelphia along with her husband. The news anchor is also seen roaming around in an expensive modern car.