| Kayla Tausche | |
| Birth Name: | Kayla McCall Tausche |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma Mater: | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) |
| Occupation: | Broadcast journalist Political correspondent |
| Employer: | CNN |
Kayla McCall Tausche (born July 17, 1986[1]) is an American broadcast journalist.[2] She reported for CNBC from 2011 to 2023.[3] She joined CNN as senior White House correspondent in July 2023, and is based in Washington, D.C.
Tausche was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[4] She graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia in 2004. She then attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning a bachelor's degree in 2008 in business journalism and international politics. She received honors for in-depth research for analyzing the way international newspapers covered the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule.[5]
While at UNC, Tausche was a member of the cheerleading team.[6]
During college, Tausche worked in the Brussels bureau of the Associated Press.[7]
After graduation, Tausche covered consumer and retail news at Bloomberg L.P., then joined the DealReporter unit of Mergermarket.[8] While at DealReporter, Tausche was a frequent guest on CNBC and CNBC World to discuss mergers and acquisitions.
Tausche joined CNBC in January 2011 as a general assignment reporter covering corporate finance and deals for CNBC's business day programming.[9] She is also a contributor to MSNBC, Today, Weekend Today, and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Tausche has received acclaim for her coverage of various high-profile stories. The Financial Times featured a picture of Tausche with media mogul Rupert Murdoch on its front page while she covered the News Corporation phone hacking scandal.[10]
Her analysis and reports on the Facebook IPO filing received wide coverage by numerous outlets.[11] [12]
Tausche served as a substitute anchor for Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street and Power Lunch. and from May 2, 2014, until April 2017 she was a co-anchor of Squawk Alley. She has also appeared on Washington Week in Review.[13]
On June 29, 2023, Tausche announced that she was leaving CNBC.[14]
On July 24, 2023, CNN announced that Tausche would join as senior White House correspondent.[15]
Tausche's rise at CNBC has been compared to Erin Burnett, an anchor at CNN who once served as a popular host of two CNBC shows.[16]
Tausche married Jeffrey Jacob Izant on April 11, 2015, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Izant works in the law.[17]
Tausche runs, and has run marathons.[18]
Tausche sits on the alumni board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.