Dana Bash

Dana Bash
Bash in 2012
Born
Dana Ruth Schwartz

(1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 53)
New York City, U.S.
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
EmployerCNN
Spouses
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(m. 1998; div. 2007)​
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(m. 2008; div. 2012)​
Children1
RelativesStuart Schwartz (father)

Dana Ruth Bash[a] (née Schwartz; born June 15, 1971)[1][2] is an American journalist, news anchor, host of Inside Politics and co-anchor of State of the Union on CNN.

Early life and education

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Bash was born Dana Ruth Schwartz in Manhattan into a Jewish family, to Frances (née Weinman) Schwartz, an author and educator in Jewish studies, and Stuart Schwartz, an ABC News producer who served as the senior broadcast producer for Good Morning America.[3] Bash's maternal grandmother, Teri Vidor Weinman, and her family were Hungarian Jews. Weinman escaped to the U.S. with her husband in October 1941, but her parents and sister were murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp after the occupation of Hungary in 1944.[4]

Bash moved with her family to Teaneck, New Jersey, and shortly thereafter to Washington, D.C., returning to Montvale, New Jersey, as a preteen.[3] Bash attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale.[5] She graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in political communications from George Washington University.[6][7] While at college, she interned at NBC, CBS, and CNN.[3] In May 2018, Bash received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire.[8]

Career

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After college, Bash joined CNN as a producer of their weekend programs such as Late Edition, Evans & Novak, and Inside Politics (later occasionally filling in for regular host John King). Later, she began producing programming specializing in coverage of the United States Senate, eventually becoming CNN's Chief Congressional Correspondent.[9]

Bash was one of the women honored at Elle magazine's 2014 "Women in Washington Power List" event.[10]

Bash was host of the 2019 Democratic presidential primary debate where Kamala Harris was noted for making her "that little girl was me" statement to Joe Biden.[11][12]

In 2021, Bash joined Jake Tapper to become co-host of CNN's Sunday morning show State of The Union.[citation needed]

In April 2023, CNN announced that Bash would succeed John King as solo anchor of Inside Politics.[13][14]

In 2024, she co-moderated a Republican Primary Debate in Iowa alongside Jake Tapper between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis.[15] She also co-moderated the 2024 presidential election debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden alongside Jake Tapper.[2]

Personal life

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Bash and John King in 2009

From 1998 to 2007, Bash was married to Jeremy Bash, who would become CIA chief of staff and Department of Defense chief of staff under President Barack Obama.[16][17] In 2008, she married fellow CNN correspondent John King.[18][19] Bash gave birth to a son in 2011; she and King divorced in 2012.[20][21]

In 2011, she resigned as a trustee of Jewish Women International under pressure over its abortion-rights advocacy. A number of conservative blogs had highlighted the group's position on abortion after Bash accepted the trustee position.[22]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pronounced /ˈdænə/ DAN-ah.

References

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  1. ^ Lippman, Daniel (June 15, 2017). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Dana Bash, CNN's chief political correspondent". Politico. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Dawber, Alistair (August 30, 2024). "Who is Dana Bash? CNN host under scrutiny after claims of bias". The Times. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Palmer, Joanne (May 1, 2015). "News from a Jersey girl - CNN's Dana Bash talks at a benefit for the Academies at Gerrard Berman Day School". Jewish Standard. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2024. At 43, she has more than a decade of high-visibility work for the network behind her
  4. ^ Blitzer, Wolf; Bash, Dana (April 22, 2023). "Reporters' notebook: An intensely personal trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau". CNN. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Holahan, Catherine (January 2, 2003). "CNN assigns Montvale native to cover White House". The Record. Bergen County, New Jersey. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2008. MONTVALE – Dana Bash grew up behind the scenes. And family members say it was just a matter of time before the Pascack Hills High School graduate and newest CNN White House correspondent was in front of them.
  6. ^ Josephs, Susan. "10 Women to watch: Dana Bash". Jewish Women Magazine. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  7. ^ "WEDDINGS; Dana Schwartz, Jeremy Bash". The New York Times. September 6, 1998. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  8. ^ Handy, Nicholas (May 13, 2018). "Speakers bring the sunshine to rainy FPU commencement Saturday". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Archived from the original on October 28, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Dana Bash". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Watters, Susan (March 26, 2014). "Gucci and Elle Honor Women in Washington Power List". WWD. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  11. ^ Steinberg, Brian (July 8, 2019). "CNN Taps Dana Bash, Don Lemon, Jake Tapper to Host Next Democrat Debate". Variety. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Kamala Harris confronts Joe Biden on debate stage - CNN Video, June 28, 2019, archived from the original on May 22, 2022, retrieved February 4, 2021
  13. ^ "CNN Announces New Roles for John King and Dana Bash". Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  14. ^ Jeremy Barr (April 27, 2023). "Dana Bash will succeed John King as anchor of CNN political news show". Washington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  15. ^ Astor, Maggie (January 2, 2024). "CNN's Iowa Debate Will Be a DeSantis-Haley Showdown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Weddings; Dana Schwartz, Jeremy Bash". The New York Times. September 6, 1998. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  17. ^ Stein, Jeff (April 3, 2009). "CIA Has a Bash, Jeremy Bash". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  18. ^ Bloom, Nate (February 8, 2008). "Grammy Time". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2020. CNN chief national correspondent John King, 43, is set to marry CNN congressional correspondent Dana Bash, 36, in May. King, who is of Irish Catholic background, told the New York Post: "I'm studying to convert and will consider inviting you to my bar mitzvah.
  19. ^ "Bash, King s king-sized bash to take place on Cape Cod". Washington Examiner. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  20. ^ "Love, etc.: CNN's Dana Bash and John King welcome son". The Washington Post. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  21. ^ "John King and Dana Bash separate; CNN stars were married four years". The Washington Post. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  22. ^ "CNNs Bash severs ties to Jewish womens [sic] group". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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