Garrett Haake | |
Birth Date: | April 14, 1985 (age 39) |
Nationality: | American |
Education: | Southern Methodist University (2007) |
Occupation: | Journalist |
Employer: | NBC News (2017-present) |
Spouse: | Allison Harris |
Garrett Haake is an American journalist who works as the Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.[1] [2]
Haake was born in either 1984 or 1985.[3] 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.
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 during the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election.
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".[4]
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.[5]
Haake is married to NewsNation White House correspondent Allison Harris. They have one daughter.[6]
Haake was previously married to CNN correspondent Sara Murray.[7]