Randi Kaye Biography
Randi Kaye is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent and anchor for CNN, based in New York City. She reports for Anderson Cooper 360° and CNN’s award-winning documentary unit.
Randi Kaye Age
She was born on November 19, 1967 in New York City, New York, U.S.
Randi Kaye Height
She is five feet five inches tall.
Randi Kaye Education
She graduated cum laude from Boston University with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1989. While an undergrad there, she joined the sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi.
Randi Kaye Parents
She is the daughter of Gilbert D. Kaye and Joyce Taffer Kaye. Her father committed suicide in 2002; she spoke about his death publicly with Anderson Cooper detailing her struggles and to promote suicide awareness. Her mother played tennis until the birth of her younger brother Evan.
Randi Kaye Siblings
She grew up along with sisters Jody and Jeryl, and a brother Evan Kaye.
Randi Kaye Husband
She is married to Ross Holland, mortgage broker. The couple exchanged the wedding vows on 19 October 2003. Recently, they celebrated their 17 wedding anniversary in October 2020.
Randi Kaye Kids
She does not have kids yet.
Randi Kaye CNN
Since joining the network in December 2004 she has covered breaking news in addition to providing in-depth investigative reports. In 2016, Kaye covered the presidential campaigns of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In 2013, she covered Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration and anchored from Washington D.C. She also reported and hosted CNN documentaries on the decade-long mystery of British toddler Madeleine McCann, the LAPD manhunt for Christopher Dorner, the Jodi Arias Trial, and the Boston Marathon Bombing. In 2012 she covered the shooting massacre inside the movie theatre in Aurora, CO as well as the attack on the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI. In 2011, Kaye reported from Arizona, the scene of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Kaye joined CNN from WCCO-TV in Minneapolis where she anchored the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts and was also part of the station’s investigative team. She covered Jesse Ventura’s gubernatorial campaign and the arrest of the September 11th terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui.
Her television career began at ABC in New York City where she worked alongside former World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings for five years. She eventually moved to Arkansas to work at ABC affiliate KATV where she covered the Whitewater investigation and the suicide of White House counsel Vince Foster. Kaye also worked at ABC affiliate WFAA-TV in Dallas where she reported and anchored for Good Morning Texas.
In 2006, she won a national Emmy for her CNN investigation on infertility drugs being sold on the black market. She contributed to the network’s Peabody Award winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the Gulf Oil Spill in 2010. In 2011, she won a Headliner Award for the series, “Amazing Animals: Smarter Than You Think.” In 2012, Kaye won a GLAAD and NLGJA award for her reporting on the “Sissy Boy Experiment” for Anderson Cooper 360.
Randi Kaye Salary
Her salary is undisclosed.
Randi Kaye Net worth
Her net worth is estimated to be $1.2 million.
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