Which network morning show recently hired Jenna Bush Hager?
Bush Daughter Jenna Hager Becomes ‘Today’ Reporter By DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press Sunday, August 30, 2009; 2:57 PM NEW YORK — NBC’s “Today” show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent – former first daughter Jenna Hager. The daughter of former President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television’s top-rated morning news show, said Jim Bell, its executive producer. Hager, a 27-year-old teacher in Baltimore, said she has always wanted to be a teacher and a writer, and has already authored two books. But she was intrigued by the idea of getting into television when Bell contacted her. “It wasn’t something I’d always dreamed to do,” she said. “But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change.” She’ll essentially work two part-time jobs as a correspondent and in her school, where she will be a reading coordinator this year. Bell said he got the
In the tradition of Meghan McCain, Mary Cheney and other daughters of prominent Republicans who’ve waded into the media waters, former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager will try her luck in broadcast on NBC’s “Today,” AP reports. The 27-year-old teacher at a Baltimore charter school, who has already penned two books, will serve as a once-a-month contributor on topics such as education, Jim Bell, the show’s executive producer, told the wire. He said the show decided to give Hager a spin after she’d come off as a “natural presence” in two previous appearances on “Today” to promote her book for young adults, “Ana’s Story,” about a young woman born with HIV/AIDS the former president’s daughter met while working as a UNICEF intern in Latin America. Her first story for “Today” is expected to air sometime next month. Sources: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26596.
