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Jarrett was born in Shiraz, Iran, during the Shah's rule, to American parents James E. Bowman and Barbara T. Bowman. Her father, a pathologist and geneticist, worked at a hospital in Shiraz in 1956. When she was five years old, the family moved to London for a year, later moving to Chicago in 1962. [6] [7]
Dr. William Jarrett was an obstetrician and married Valerie Bowman in 1983. [11] William and Valerie had one daughter, Laura, and divorced in 1988. William Jarrett died at age 40 of a heart attack in 1993. Vernon's granddaughter Laura is a prominent journalist for CNN. [11] Vernon Jarrett died from cancer in Chicago on May 23, 2004. [9]
Jarrett joined CNN in 2016. In January 2020, she became the co-anchor of Early Start. [3] Jarrett left CNN for NBC News in November 2022. [4] Since January 2023, she has worked for NBC News as a senior legal correspondent [1] [5] She became co-anchor of the Saturday edition of Today on September 8, 2023, succeeding Kristen Welker, who became moderator of Meet the Press.
June, who was born on July 17, 2022, is named after Laura’s mother, Valerie June Jarrett, and Tony’s mother, Tahay. “If I could have drawn up James’s polar opposite, it would be June ...
On Sept. 8, Laura and Peter joined the TODAY family in Studio 1A ahead of the new team's debut. ... Laura's mother, Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, was elated to ...
Jarrett, 37, was born and raised in Chicago, before she attended Amherst College and later, Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, Laura met her husband, Tony Balkissoon.
His parents were African-American. [9] ... Valerie Bowman Jarrett, [8] who was a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. Bowman died of cancer on September 28, 2011 ...
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