Brianne Pfannenstiel (born 1988) is an American journalist who is the chief politics reporter for The Des Moines Register. Pfannenstiel co-moderated the seventh Democratic debate with Wolf Blitzer and Abby Phillip on January 14, 2020.[1]
Brianne Pfannenstiel | |
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| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas (BA) |
| Occupation | Chief Politics Reporter at The Des Moines Register |
Early life and education
editPfannenstiel was born in Kansas in 1988 to parents Peggy Jo and Pat.[2] She attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 2010 with a degree in Journalism.[3] On October 11, 2016, her mother died of cancer at the age of 54.[4]
Career
editAfter graduating from the University of Kansas, Pfannenstiel worked as a reporter for The Kansas City Star and Lawrence Journal-World, where she covered the 2010 United States elections.[5] She joined the Kansas City Business Journal in 2013.[6] In 2015, she relocated to Iowa to join The Des Moines Register. In the 2016 Iowa caucus cycle, Pfannenstiel initially covered the Scott Walker campaign, followed by the Donald Trump campaign.[5]
Pfannenstiel was selected Chief Politics Reporter for the 2020 United States presidential election.[7] Pfannenstiel has been featured on C-SPAN, and appeared twice as a guest on At This Hour with Kate Bolduan.[8]
After co-moderating the seventh Democratic debate, Pfannenstiel was listed by Vox as a "Winner" of the debate.[9] Google searches for Pfannenstiel also increased 4,200 percent during the debate.[10]
References
edit- ^ Tracy, Marc (2020-01-13). "The Iowa Reporter in the Middle of the 2020 Action". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Pfannenstiel, Brianne. "Meet the Register's Brianne Pfannenstiel". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Former KCBJ reporter is on the national political stage". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Peggy Jo (Steele) Pfannenstiel". LJWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ a b Register, Des Moines. "Des Moines Register, CNN moderators announced for Tuesday's Democratic Presidential Debate". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Pfannenstiel, Brianne (2013-01-04). "Meet Brianne Pfannenstiel, KCBJ's new health care reporter". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Zhou, Li (2020-01-13). "Journalists from CNN and the Des Moines Register will moderate the January debate". Vox. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ "Brianne Pfannenstiel". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ Matthews, Dylan (2020-01-15). "4 winners and 3 losers from the January Democratic debate". Vox. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ^ UTC, Jason Abbruzzese19h ago / 11:22 PM. "'Who is Brianne Pfannenstiel?' and everything else Google shows us about tonight's debate". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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