The NBC News journalist, who covers the White House, will be the second Black woman to moderate a debate solo. The first was Carole Simpson in 1992.
Kristen Welker has been a familiar sight for millions of Americans as a NBC News White House correspondent and co-anchor of"Weekend Today," but her selection as moderator of the final presidential debate on Thursday between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will give her one of the most prominent roles of the 2020 campaign.
In a 2010 interview with Philadelphia magazine, she told the publication that she long aspired to become a journalist. She has had an extensive career at NBC NewsEven before graduating from Harvard College in 1998, Welker had interned at"Today." She already has experience moderating a presidential debateIn November 2019, Welker co-moderated a Democratic primary presidential debate alongside MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, NBC News journalist Andrea Mitchell, and Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker. During the debate, Welker posed questions to Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, among others, on issues ranging from healthcare to housing policy.
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