Kaitlan Collins

About

Kaitlan Collins (born April 7, 1992) is an American journalist and news anchor at CNN. She is the former co-anchor of CNN This Morning. She has hosted The Source at 9 p.m. since July 10, 2023. She also served as the network’s chief White House correspondent from January 2021 until November 2022. Previously, she was the White House correspondent for the website The Daily Caller. She resumed her role as CNN’s chief White House correspondent for the second Trump presidency.

Collins was born on April 7, 1992, in Prattville, Alabama, a suburb of Montgomery. She has four siblings. Her father, Jeff Collins Sr., is a retired mortgage banker who now sells mobile homes. Her mother is Tina Collins. She has said that she does not recall her parents voting or expressing strong opinions about political candidates.
Collins graduated from Prattville High School and went on to attend the University of Alabama. She initially chose to major in chemistry, before majoring in journalism. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism in May 2014. Collins was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

After graduating…