Katherine E. "Kate" Snow '91, is the co-anchor of ABC News' weekend edition of "Good Morning America." A political junkie with a deep interest in world events, Snow has covered a wide range of stories for ABC News. Most recently, she has criss-crossed the country, following Senator Hillary Clinton in her presidential campaign. Snow frequently broke news on the campaign trail, beating her competitors with timely and exclusive reports. Snow also contributes to various ABC News broadcasts as a correspondent. She frequently reports for both "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight."
Snow is one of the nation's most recognized and respected political reporters. She has anchored the weekend edition of "Good Morning America" since its inception in 2004. Her reporting work has been on subjects ranging from immigration to daycare; energy policy to Oscar fashions; and stem cell research to Katrina evacuees. She has conducted exclusive interviews with newsmakers, including Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, First Lady Laura Bush, Cindy McCain, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Bill Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Virgin founder Richard Branson, and U2 front man and activist Bono. In 2005, Snow covered the death of Pope John Paul II as part of the ABC News coverage team that received the prestigious DuPont Columbia University award for their work in Vatican City. She has also reported from Beirut during the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon, and has recently traveled to Africa with former President Bill Clinton to report on his efforts to fight AIDS on the continent.
After graduation, Snow the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for NBC Radio. She then worked as a reporter for National Public Radio and for KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, N.M., where she covered general news, politics and the environment, in addition to anchoring the station's weekend morning show before becoming a CNN congressional correspondent. As a congressional correspondent for CNN, Snow reported daily, and often hourly, from Capitol Hill on issues such as the Bush tax cuts and prescription drug coverage for seniors.
On September 11, Snow covered the evacuation of the Capitol and continued to report on the aftermath of the terrorist attacks from the rooftop of a nearby church. Weeks later, she was the first television journalist on the scene when a Senate office was sealed due to anthrax attacks. During the 2000 presidential campaign, Snow reported from the campaign trail with both George W. Bush and Al Gore. She also spent more than a month in Florida reporting on the recount and legal battles of that election.
Snow joined ABC News in 2003 as "Good Morning America's" White House correspondent. In that role, she covered the Bush administration and followed President Bush as he traveled the nation for official and political events. Snow reported extensively on the war in Iraq, the global war on terror, social security, health care and the economy.
In January 2004, Snow traveled to Iowa to cover Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry in his quest to be his party's nominee. She was the first network reporter to travel with Senator Kerry. After Super Tuesday, she returned to her post at the White House and covered the remainder of President Bush's bid for re-election.
A mother of two young children, Snow used her empathetic ear and excellent reporting to spearhead a new series on "Good Morning America" focusing on divisive issues about parenting—from health care to behavioral questions and education.
While on the campaign trail she logged nearly as many hours and miles as the candidate herself, even while continuing to host "Good Morning America" from Iowa, New Hampshire, California, Missouri, and Texas. Even with Snow's limited time, she has been able to contribute to Cornell and volunteer for other organizations. In 2006, she returned to campus to participate in a career panel and to guest lecture in two Communication courses. Additionally, for several years now she has hosted a senior Communication class trip to New York City at the ABC News studios. She is on the National Board of Directors for the Big Brother Big Sisters of America program. On the Board of Directors, which is composed of twenty high-level national and international leaders, Snow more than holds her own as a leader and inspirational contributor to the program's strategic direction. She also plays a significant role the program expands its marketing and communications reach.
Snow is described as a genuinely warm and sincere individual. It doesn't matter if she is interviewing a child, discussing her career and challenges in reporting news to students, or interacting with a group of potential primary voters across the country. She exhibits the same respect and focus that has made her one of journalism's rising stars.
Snow lives in Westchester County, N.Y., with her husband, Christopher Bro and their two children.