Kayla Tausche

Kayla Tausche
Born
Kayla McCall Tausche

(1986-07-17) July 17, 1986
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
OccupationsBroadcast journalist
Political correspondent
EmployerCNN (formerly)
Spouse
Jeff Izant
​
(m. 2015)​
Children3

Kayla McCall Tausche (/ˈtaʊʃi/, born July 17, 1986[1]) is an American broadcast journalist.[2] She reported for CNBC from 2011 to 2023.[3] She was with CNN as senior White House correspondent from July 2023 to May 2025, and was based in Washington, D.C.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

On May 8, 2025, Tausche departed CNN after two years with the network according to The Daily Beast. The reason behind her departure is unknown.[16]

Comparison

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.[17]

Personal life

Tausche married Jeffrey Jacob Izant on April 11, 2015, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. Izant works as a lawyer.[18] She and Izant have three children.[19]

Tausche has run marathons.[20] She sits on the alumni board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

References

  1. ↑ Boyle, Katherine (November 26, 2012) The colorful evolution of newswomen's attire. Washington Post
  2. ↑ Atkinson, Claire (December 24, 2011). Anchors away at CNBC. 'Brain drain' at biz network may include Faber. New York Post
  3. ↑ Wachtel, Katya (May 5, 2011). Erin Burnett, Meet Your Replacement. Business Insider
  4. ↑ Squawk on the Street. New York. March 21, 2014. 162 minutes in. CNBC.
  5. ↑ UNC Chapel Hill (2008) "How Now, Hong Kong?"
  6. ↑ La Roche, Julia (July 14, 2012) What CNBC Reporters Used to Look Like.
  7. ↑ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication (2011). Kayla Tausche, 2008 J-school grad, joins CNBC. Archived 2012-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ La Roche, Julia (March 21, 2012). CNBC's Kayla Tausche's Biggest Screw Up At Work Involved Getting Accosted By A Homeless Man. Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Business Insider
  9. ↑ Staff report (October 2011). Alumni news. Carolina Alumni Review
  10. ↑ Roush, Chris (July 7, 2011). Business journalists tracking down Murdoch make FT's front page
  11. ↑ Primack, Dan (January 26, 2012) Facebook's IPO breadcrumbs. Fortune
  12. ↑ Tong, David (February 1, 2012). 'Fast Money' Recap: Mining Facebook's IPO Filing. TheStreet.com
  13. ↑ Tweet from Robert Costa, Moderator, Washington Week in Review
  14. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (June 29, 2023). "Kayla Tausche Exits CNBC". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kayla Tausche joins CNN Worldwide as a Senior White House Correspondent". July 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  16. ↑ "CNN Correspondent Leaving Network After Just Two Years". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  17. ↑ Wachtel, Katya (May 5, 2011). Erin Burnett, Meet Your Replacement.
  18. ↑ "Kayla Tausche, Jeffrey Izant". The New York Times. April 12, 2015.
  19. ↑ Andaloro, Angela (November 11, 2023). "CNN's Kayla Tausche and Husband Jeff Welcome Daughter Margaret 'Maisie': 'In Awe of This Miracle' (Exclusive)". People – via Y! Entertainment.
  20. ↑ "CNBC's Kayla Tausche's Biggest Screw up at Work Involved Getting Accosted by a Homeless Man". Business Insider.
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