Chris Jansing has been named NBC News correspondent, effective immediately. Chris is a native of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, and graduated from Otterbein College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism. She began her journalism career working both for newspapers and radio stations in Ohio and New York.Jansing will be based in Burbank and will contribute to all NBC News properties, including "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Today" and as a contributing anchor for MSNBC.
Jansing joined NBC News in June 1998 as an anchor for MSNBC and has covered major national and international stories for NBC News. Most recently, Jansing reported live from Southern California on the devastating fires affecting the region. She played a vital role in MSNBC's "Super Tuesday" coverage throughout 2007 and anchored MSNBC's coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.
In addition, Jansing anchored MSNBC's "Ethical Edge," a series of award-winning specials examining the ethical values and basic questions of right and wrong at the heart of news stories.
She has covered the "Return to Flight" for the Space Shuttle Discovery, and spent nearly five weeks in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI. She traveled to 23 states for the presidential campaign of 2004, and reported an award-winning series called "Battleground America".
Her extensive coverage of the 2000 election included the decisive events over 36 days in Tallahassee, Florida. Among other major stories, Jansing covered the terrorist attacks on September 11 as the events unfolded. Her numerous assignments in the Middle East included coverage of Pope John Paul's 2000 pilgrimage to the Holy Land and President Clinton's visit to Gaza in 1998.
In addition to working at MSNBC, Jansing worked as a correspondent for "Dateline NBC" and as a substitute anchor for "Weekend Today" and the Sunday edition of "NBC Nightly News."
Before joining the NBC News, Jansing co-anchored the evening news for WNYT-TV Albany, where she started as a general assignment reporter in 1981. While there, she was honored with numerous awards, including two Emmys. Jansing has also received many community service awards for her commitment to children.
Congratulations Chris!
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