Kayla Tausche
Kayla Tausche | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kayla McCall Tausche July 17, 1986 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Years active | 2008–2025 |
| Known for | Reporter at CNBC (2011–2023); Senior White House correspondent for CNN (2023–2025) |
Kayla McCall Tausche (, born July 17, 1986) is a U.S. broadcast journalist. From 2011 until 2023, she was a reporter at CNBC. Between July 2023 and May 2025, she held the position of senior White House correspondent for CNN, operating out of Washington, D.C..
Early life
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tausche completed her high school education at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia, graduating in 2004. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in business journalism and international politics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008. Her distinguished honors thesis focused on international media coverage surrounding the Hong Kong handover.
Career
While attending university, Tausche gained experience working with the Associated Press in their Brussels bureau. After earning her degree, she reported on consumer and retail sectors at Bloomberg L.P. before moving to the DealReporter division within Mergermarket. During her time at DealReporter, she frequently appeared on CNBC and CNBC World to discuss merger and acquisition activities.
Tausche began her tenure at CNBC in January 2011 as a general assignment reporter concentrating on corporate finance and deal-related news for business day broadcasts. She also made contributions to MSNBC, Today, Weekend Today, and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Her reporting on significant stories received recognition; notably, her work covering the News Corporation phone hacking scandal was featured on the Financial Times front page.
Her commentary on the Facebook IPO filing attracted extensive media coverage. Tausche filled in as anchor for Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, and Power Lunch, and co-anchored Squawk Alley from May 2014 through April 2017. Additionally, she appeared on Washington Week in Review.
On June 29, 2023, Tausche announced her exit from CNBC. Shortly thereafter, on July 24, 2023, CNN appointed her as senior White House correspondent. She departed CNN on May 8, 2025, after serving two years; no official explanation was provided.
Comparison
Tausche’s career trajectory at CNBC has often been compared to that of Erin Burnett, who also transitioned from CNBC to CNN.
Personal life
On April 11, 2015, Tausche wed attorney Jeffrey Jacob Izant in Atlanta. She is passionate about running and regularly participates in marathons. Tausche is also a member of the alumni board for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
External links
- Kayla Tausche at CNBC
- Kayla Tausche at CNN
- Living people
- Television personalities from Atlanta
- American women television journalists
- 1986 births
- CNBC people
- UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumni
- Bloomberg L.P. people
- 21st-century American women
- American reporters and correspondents
- Associated Press people
- CNN people
- Greater Atlanta Christian School alumni
- Journalists from Minneapolis