Kelly O'Donnell

Distinguished Alumnae Award Recipient, 2014

Kelly O’Donnell, a news reporter and anchor, appears on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Today Show, and MSNBC.  She served as White House correspondent for NBC News during the second term of George W. Bush.  Following the 2008 presidential campaign season, she became a Capitol Hill correspondent.  During the Iraq War, she was embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division, stationed in Baghdad and Qatar.

O’Donnell has reported a wide variety of events, including the September 11 attacks, the space shuttle Columbia disaster, the Oklahoma City bombing, the O.J. Simpson trial, and the travels and death of Pope John Paul II.  She also covered both summer and winter Olympic games.