Erin McLaughlin Biography – Erin McLaughlin Wiki
Erin McLaughlin is an American Journalist and correspondent. She is currently a correspondent for NBC. Mclaughlin joined NBC as a news correspondent in October 2019. McLaughlin began her career at CNN as an intern in 2003, based in San Francisco. She later moved to CNN Atlanta in 2004, where she worked as a researcher on the international assignment desk, before her switch to London in 2010.
Prior to becoming a full-time correspondent, McLaughlin worked on many high profile stories as a producer. She was part of the Emmy-nominated team for CNN’s coverage of the Detroit attempted terror attack in 2009, and produced coverage of stories as diverse as the Anders Breivik trial in Norway, the European Union’s Greek bailout, the 2011 London Riots, and the trial of Saddam Hussein. She also helped coordinate CNN’s coverage of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William, and Catherine.
She has been central to CNN’s coverage of aviation disasters. For the search for MH370, McLaughlin was in Perth, Australia, and Reunion Island when the first piece of wreckage linked to the incident was found. She was inside Sharm El Sheikh’s security screening area following the Metro Jetplane crash. In Amsterdam, she spoke to victims’ families after the downing of MH17. She also reported from the French Alps for the Germanwings crash, where it was revealed the plane’s co-pilot purposely crashed the plane.
McLaughlin has played an important role in reporting on terror attacks in Europe, including the Paris attacks in January and November of 2015, the Brussels bombings in March 2016, and the Berlin attack at the end of 2016. She also reported exclusively on how ISIS recruits children and then sends them to their death as suicide bombers. She released an exclusive report on jihadist recruitment in Belgium, which questioned a Belgian court’s decision to free a convicted ISIS recruiter, and is continuing to cover the new relationship between the European Union and the Trump Administration in the United States.
She has covered a range of stories in the UK and Europe, including Britain’s decision to leave the EU, the trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito , and the Conclave of Pope Francis, with whom she also traveled on his visit to South Korea.
McLaughlin attended the University of California where she graduating with a degree in Business Administration.
Erin McLaughlin Age
She was born on August 24, 1980, in Los Angeles, United States.
Erin McLaughlin Parents
She is the daughter of Irene. Her mother was a violinist while her father was a Southern Gospel singer.
Erin McLaughlin Husband
She is married to her husband Ken Peckham. Her husband is a physician. The two got married in 2009 in New York City. Her husband was previously married and he is a father of two daughters, Emma and Catherine.
Erin McLaughlin Salary
Erin McLaughlin’s Salary is estimated to be $70 thousand per year.
Erin McLaughlin Net Worth
Erin McLaughlin’s net worth is estimated to be $3 million.
Erin McLaughlin Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall.