History of Kaitlan Collins in Timeline

Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist and news anchor currently at CNN. She hosts The Source at 9 p.m. since July 2023. Prior to this, she was the co-anchor of CNN This Morning and served as CNN's chief White House correspondent from January 2021 to November 2022. She also previously worked as the White House correspondent for The Daily Caller. She resumed her role as CNN's chief White House correspondent for the second Trump presidency.

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April 7, 1992: Kaitlan Collins Born

On April 7, 1992, Kaitlan Collins, an American journalist and news anchor, was born.

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May 2014: Graduation from the University of Alabama

In May 2014, Kaitlan Collins earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism from the University of Alabama.

June 2014: Hired by The Daily Caller

In June 2014, Kaitlan Collins was hired by The Daily Caller as an entertainment reporter.

2016: Covering the 2016 presidential election

In 2016, Kaitlan Collins covered the presidential election for The Daily Caller.

January 2017: Named White House Correspondent

In January 2017, The Daily Caller named Kaitlan Collins as its White House correspondent.

July 2017: Hired by CNN

In July 2017, Kaitlan Collins was hired by CNN to cover presidential news.

2017: Appearances on CNN

In spring 2017, Kaitlan Collins appeared on CNN and met network president Jeff Zucker.

July 25, 2018: Incident with Trump administration

On July 25, 2018, Kaitlan Collins was barred from a White House press conference after asking President Trump questions about Vladimir Putin and Michael Cohen.

2019: Inclusion on Forbes's "30 Under 30: Media" list

In 2019, Kaitlan Collins was included on Forbes's "30 Under 30: Media" list.

2020: CNN White House correspondent

In 2020, Kaitlan Collins was the CNN White House correspondent for a large part of the written and televised live coverage of the 2020 election.

January 11, 2021: Promotion to Chief White House Correspondent

On January 11, 2021, Kaitlan Collins was promoted to chief White House correspondent for the incoming Biden administration at CNN.

January 2021: Chief White House Correspondent at CNN

In January 2021, Kaitlan Collins became the chief White House correspondent for CNN.

December 2021: Chris Cuomo's firing

In December 2021, Chris Cuomo was fired, leaving the 9 p.m. ET host position vacant.

September 15, 2022: Move to CNN morning show

On September 15, 2022, CNN announced that Kaitlan Collins would move to co-anchoring a revamped CNN morning show.

October 12, 2022: Morning show named CNN This Morning

On October 12, 2022, CNN announced that the morning show would be named CNN This Morning.

October 2022: Move to New York City

In October 2022, Kaitlan Collins moved to New York City to host CNN This Morning.

November 2022: End of tenure as Chief White House Correspondent

In November 2022, Kaitlan Collins' tenure as CNN's chief White House correspondent came to an end.

May 10, 2023: Moderated town hall with Donald Trump

On May 10, 2023, Kaitlan Collins moderated a town-hall–style event with Donald Trump in New Hampshire.

May 17, 2023: Named CNN's 9 p.m. ET host

On May 17, 2023, Kaitlan Collins was named CNN's new 9 p.m. ET host.

May 25, 2023: Departure from CNN This Morning

On May 25, 2023, Kaitlan Collins left CNN This Morning.

July 5, 2023: Announcement of The Source with Kaitlan Collins

On July 5, 2023, it was announced that Kaitlan Collins' new 9 p.m. program would be titled The Source with Kaitlan Collins.

July 10, 2023: Hosting The Source at 9 p.m. since July 10, 2023

Since July 10, 2023, Kaitlan Collins has been hosting The Source at 9 p.m. on CNN.

November 26, 2024: Return as chief White House correspondent

On November 26, 2024, CNN announced that Kaitlan Collins would return as the network's chief White House correspondent for the second Trump presidency.

2024: Named one of America's 10 best TV news journalists

In late 2024, Collins was named one of America's 10 best TV news journalists by GALECA.

2024: Election as President of the White House Correspondents Association for the 2024-2025 term

Kaitlan Collins was elected to serve as President of the White House Correspondents Association for the 2024-2025 term.

2025: Ranked sixth on Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media list

In 2025, Kaitlan Collins was ranked sixth on Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media list, recognized for her dual role as anchor of The Source with Kaitlan Collins and CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent.