Karen Travers Biography and Wiki
Karen Travers is an American journalist who currently serves as the senior national correspondent for ABC News, based in Washington D.C. She joined ABC News in 2000 as a desk assistant in the Washington Bureau. She also spent the first years of her career at ABC News working for Nightline, primarily as a researcher for Ted Koppel.
Karen Travers Education
Travers graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in government and has a master’s degree in political science from Villanova University. RELATED: Melissa Marino
Karen Travers Age and Birthday
How old is Karen? Karen is 45 years old as of 2023. She was born in 1978, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Details about when she celebrates her birthday are currently under review.
Karen Travers Nationality and Ethnicity
Travers holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and raised in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States. She belongs to the White-American ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Karen Travers Height
How tall is Karen? Karen stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m)
Karen Travers Family
Karen is the daughter of (father) William J. Travers and (mother) Bernadette M. Travers. Karen was born in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania where her parents currently reside at the moment. Though, information regarding if she has siblings is currently under review. READ: Terrell Forney
Karen Travers Husband and Wedding
Is Karen married? Karen is currently married to her husband John Millies Anderson. The couple got married officially through a wedding ceremony held on September 10, 2011, at Villa Maria-by-the-Sea in New Jersey.
Karen Travers Children | Twins
Karen and her husband are proud parents to three children, a daughter, MaeveTravers Anderson born on March 7, 2013, and twin sons, Kelly and Matthew who were born prematurely and spent 11 weeks in NICU before being discharged.
Karen Travers Salary
Karen working as the senior national correspondent for ABC News, based in Washington D.C. earn an estimated annual salary of $120,000.
Karen Travers Net Worth
Karen is an American journalist and correspondent with an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Karen Travers ABC News
Karen Travers is a Washington-based correspondent who has been with ABC News since 2000. She is a senior member of the ABC News White House team and has covered the Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations in her role as correspondent for ABC News, ABC News Radio, NewsOne, and ABC News Live. Travers is also on the board of the White House Correspondents’ Association and has received numerous awards for her work, including a Gracie Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2021. READ: Daniella Guzman
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Travers has reported extensively on topics such as child care, school closures and reopenings, paid family leave, vaccine distribution, and challenges faced by families with unvaccinated children under age 5.
Travers has covered five presidential campaigns and has traveled to 49 states and over 60 countries to report on national and international stories. Her career highlights include producing exclusive reports on board the USS Eisenhower in 2007, traveling as a producer on two of former President Obama’s secret trips to Afghanistan in 2010, and receiving an Emmy® Award for her work as deputy political director on ABC’s coverage of the 2009 Obama Inauguration.
In addition to her political reporting, Travers has covered major stories outside of politics, including the Washington Navy Yard shooting, the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, and the unrest in Ferguson and Baltimore. Before covering the White House, Travers was an embedded reporter for the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign and worked primarily as a researcher for Ted Koppel at Nightline, where she covered the Sept. 11 attacks, the Iraq war, and sports and popular culture.
