Jenna Bush Hager Biography
Jenna Bush Hager is an American journalist, novelist, and news personality. She is presently the co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, NBC’s morning news show Today’s fourth hour.
How old is Jenna Bush Hager? – Age
She is 40 years old as of 25 November 2021. She was born at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas in 1981 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Jenna Bush Hager Family – Education
She was born to George W. Bush and Laura Bush and was named after Jenna Hawkins Welch, who is her maternal grandmother. She and her sister went to Preston Hollow Elementary School and later The Hockaday School while residing in Dallas. Bush began attending St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in 1994 after her father was elected Governor of Texas and the family relocated to Austin, Texas. She graduated from Austin High School in 2000.
She attended the University of Texas at Austin and took summer school at New York University after her father was elected President in 2001. Her mother’s sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, had inducted her as a legacy member.
Jenna Bush Hager Sister
She has a fraternal twin sister activist Barbara Pierce Bush. Jenna and her sister Barbara made national headlines while they were there when they were both arrested on alcohol-related crimes twice in five weeks: Jenna was charged with a misdemeanor for possession of alcohol under the age of 21 in Austin on April 29, 2001. Jenna was charged with another misdemeanor on May 29, 2001: attempting to purchase alcohol with a forged ID. Both charges were dismissed after she entered a no-contest plea. Jenna Bush earned her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004.
How much does Jenna Bush Hager weigh?
She weighs 171 pounds (77.5 kg).
Jenna Bush Family
He is the son of John H. Hager, the former Virginia Republican Party Chairman who also served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and as an Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Education under George W. Bush. The wedding took place on May 10, 2008, at her parents’ Prairie Chapel Ranch outside Crawford, Texas, in a private ceremony. Henry Hager and Jenna Hager are the parents of three children.
During the 2004 presidential campaign, Bush met Henry Chase Hager. In August of 2007, they got engaged. Hager sought permission from President Bush to marry his daughter before proposing. When the two appeared together at a White House dinner for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in November 2005, their relationship became public. Henry Hager is a graduate of St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia, and the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. He worked as a White House aide for Karl Rove and as a U.S. Department of Commerce aide for Carlos Gutierrez.
Jenna Bush Wife
She has been married to Henry Chase Hager. The couple during the 2004 presidential campaign and engaged in August 2007. Hager sought permission from President Bush to marry his daughter before proposing. When the two appeared together at a White House dinner for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in November 2005, their relationship became public. The wedding took place on May 10, 2008, at her parents’ Prairie Chapel Ranch outside Crawford, Texas, in a private ceremony.
What are Jenna Bush Hager’s Daughters names? – Children
Henry Hager and Jenna Hager are the parents of three children. Mila Hager was born in 2013, Hal Hager was born in 2019, and Poppy Louise Hager was born in 2015.
How much does Jenna Bush make?
She earns an annual salary of $4 million.
Jenna Bush Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $10 Million.
Jenna Bush Today Show – NBC
Bush has been a correspondent, Today contributor, and anchor for NBC News since 2009. NBC hired Hager as a journalist and contributor for The Today Show in August 2009. Hager’s role on Today has grown over time, including sitting in as the orange room anchor from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and substituting for Kathie Lee Gifford or Hoda Kotb during the fourth hour.
Michelle Obama was interviewed by her in 2018 about her time in the White House, the difficulties of parenting her daughters in the spotlight, and her book Becoming. They also discussed the political climate and bipartisanship, with Obama describing Hager’s father, George W. Bush, as a “wonderful, hilarious, kind, kind man” despite their political differences. Hager launched Read with Jenna, a monthly book club on the Today Show, in March 2019. Following Kathie Lee Gifford’s departure, Hager began co-anchoring the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb in April 2019. Hager responded passionately to the storming of the US Capitol live on air in 2021. Hager secured a first-look deal with Universal Studio Group in February 2022.
Jenna Bush Books
With the help of Washington attorney Robert B. Barnett, Hager began selling a book proposal in 2007. Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope is the title of the book, which covers her experiences working with UNICEF-sponsored charities in Latin America, including visits to drought-stricken Paraguay in 2006 while interning for the UN Children’s Fund. HarperCollins announced the book’s publication in March 2007, and it was launched on September 28, 2007, with a first printing of 500,000 copies. Her portion of the revenues will go to UNICEF, with the remaining going to the woman whose life is the inspiration for the book, to help her continue her education.
Hager went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the book tour, and during the interview, she called her parents. Hager collaborated with her mother on a second book aimed at encouraging children to read. The book, titled Read All About It!, was released by HarperCollins on April 22, 2008. Hager was named editor-at-large of Southern Living magazine on November 26, 2012.