Nikole Killion Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Nikole Killion is a journalist and congressional correspondent for CBS News.

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Best Known For:The television show CBS Evening News

Breakthrough:Graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism

10 Quick Facts About Nikole Killion

Full Name: Nikole Killion
Profession: Journalist and correspondent
Known For: The television show CBS Evening News
Current Role: Congressional correspondent
Gender: Female
Specialization: Correspondent, Journalist, and Reporter
Beats: Politics / Government
Media Level: National
Employer Type: TV Network
Net Worth: $406,000-$5,796,000 (Estimated range)

Nikole Killion Age

Nikole Killion's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Northwestern University, where she studied Journalism.

Northwestern University
- Field of Study: Journalism

Career & Work

Nikole Killion's career includes news and reporting roles with CBS News, a news outlet and Hearst Television.

Organization: CBS News

Role: Congressional Correspondent

Period: 2021–Present

Organization: CBS News

Role: Washington Correspondent

Period: November 2019–2021

Organization: CBS News

Role: CBS Newspath Correspondent

Period: 2018–2019

Details: Joined the network's news service supplying CBS affiliates and international broadcasters.

Organization: Hearst Television

Role: Washington Correspondent

Period: Before 2018

Organization: NBC News

Role: Television News Journalist

Period: Early career

Details: New York

Organization: WHAG-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Period: Earlier career

Details: Hagerstown, Maryland · Worked in regional television news before progressing to Washington-area reporting.

Rise to Fame

Nikole Killion rose to prominence for her role on the television show CBS Evening News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes CBS Evening News, CBS Mornings, and CBS News 24/7.

Television

TV Show: CBS Evening News (Congressional Correspondent) — Provides congressional and national political reports to CBS News broadcasts
TV Show: CBS Mornings (Congressional Correspondent) — Contributes political and congressional reporting
TV Show: CBS News 24/7 (Congressional Correspondent) — Reports for CBS News' continuous streaming coverage
TV Show: Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien (Washington Reporter) — Reported on the opioid crisis and other public affairs subjects

Work: CBS Newspath (Washington Correspondent, 2018-2019) — News gathering and political reporting for CBS affiliates
Work: 2020 Presidential Election Coverage (Correspondent, 2020) — National campaign reporting
Work: January 6 Committee Hearing Coverage (Congressional Correspondent, 2022) — Reports from Capitol Hill during congressional investigation hearings
Work: 2024 Presidential Election Coverage (Correspondent, 2024) — On-the-ground reporting from presidential campaign locations across the United States

Notable Coverage

2018-2019 federal government shutdown – CBS News – 2019 – Reported on the partial federal government shutdown
Mueller Report – CBS News – 2019 – Covered political and congressional developments surrounding the investigation
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez interview – CBS News – 2019 – Interviewed Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez following her endorsement of his presidential campaign
2020 United States presidential election – CBS News – 2020 – Reported on presidential campaigns and election developments
January 6 committee hearings – CBS News – 2022 – Covered congressional investigations into the attack on the United States Capitol
Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation – CBS News – 2022 – Reported on the Senate confirmation process
Georgia Senate election and runoff – CBS News – 2022 – Led coverage of Georgia's consequential Senate election and runoff
Kevin McCarthy speakership crisis – CBS News – 2023 – Reported on congressional efforts to remove the House speaker
2024 United States presidential election – CBS News – 2024 – Reported from campaign locations covering Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Pete Hegseth defense secretary confirmation – CBS News – 2025 – Covered Senate confirmation developments concerning the defense secretary nominee

Lesser Known Facts

She reported from multiple states during the 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns.
She worked in local television news before becoming a national correspondent.

She covered visits to the United States by Popes Francis and Benedict.
Her reporting has included hurricanes, political crises and a major synagogue shooting.
She joined CBS Newspath in 2018 before becoming a network correspondent in 2019.
She became a congressional correspondent in 2021.