Kaylee Hartung

Early life Hartung was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her father, Joe, served as a pilot in the Royal Netherlands Air Force, then moved to the United States and started an aviation company. He died in a plane crash in May 1996 while performing at an air show.

Hartung graduated from Episcopal High School in 2003. She earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism and politics from Washington and Lee University, graduating in 2007.

Career

Hartung was a CBSNews.com reporter on the daily Washington Unplugged program and featured correspondent for Unplugged Under 40. Following a summer internship with NBC, she began her career as an assistant to Bob Schieffer, which led to an associate producer position on Face the Nation.

Hartung then worked at ESPN, serving in particular as a correspondent for Longhorn Network and SEC Network. In 2017, Hartung was hired by CNN. Hartung also joined NBC Sports' NFL Wild Card Weekend with Al Michaels and Tony Dungy. The next year, she joined NBC Sports' NFL playoff coverage permanently.