Nancy Cordes

Nancy Cordes
Born Nancy Weiner
Los Angeles, California
Residence Washington, D.C.
Nationality USA
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Occupation journalist
Known for TV news reporter

Nancy Cordes (née Weiner) is the CBS News [1] congressional correspondent, based in Washington, D.C. She is a regular contributor to all CBS News programs and platforms.[2]

Early life and education

Born Nancy Weiner in Los Angeles, Cordes grew up in Hawaii on the islands of Kauai and Oahu. She is a graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu and a Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Cordes received a master's degree in public policy at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Professional

Prior to joining CBS News in 2007, Cordes was an ABC News correspondent based in New York (2005–07), where she reported for all ABC News programs and covered many major news stories, including Hurricane Katrina, the war in Iraq, and the 2004 election.[3] Before that, she was a Washington-based correspondent for NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News (2003–04). Prior to joining ABC News, Cordes was a reporter for WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. (1999-2003), where she covered the September 11 attack on the Pentagon, the 2000 Presidential race, the D.C.-area sniper attacks, and peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia. She began her career as a reporter for KHNL-TV in Honolulu (1995–97).

Personal life

Cordes married in 2006.[4] She currently resides in Washington, DC, with her husband, daughter,[5] and son (her second child, to whom she gave birth on May 14, 2010).

References

  1. ↑ Rovzar, Chris, "The Other Campaign", New York Magazine, Jan 27, 2008
  2. ↑ CBS News Announcement, March 20, 2007
  3. ↑ ABC News online bio, October 24, 2006
  4. ↑ ABC News: "What’s In A Name?" November 10, 2006
  5. ↑ Allen, Mike, "49 days to Inauguration -- Obama offers 'hand of friendship and cooperation' to Republican governors -- David Gregory to be named moderator of 'Meet the Press'", Politico, December 2, 2008
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