Hans Nichols
{{short description|American journalist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hans Nichols
| image = Hans Nichols at Starokostiantyniv Air Base.jpg
| caption = Nichols in 2018 at Starokostiantyniv Air Base as NBC Pentagon correspondent
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |31|2009|2|14}}
| occupation = Journalist
| education = Cornell University
London School of Economics
George Washington University
| spouse = Jessica Holzer
}}
Hans Nichols (born 1977/1978) is an American journalist. Nichols is a political reporter for Axios. He is a former correspondent for NBC News and appears regularly live from the White House on MSNBC. Nichols has served as a subject matter expert about American politics on Washington Week, the Golf Channel, and KCRW, and Sierra Leone on National Public Radio.{{cite web |title=Hans Nichols |url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/hans-nichols |website=Washington Week |accessdate=13 December 2019 |language=en |date=14 May 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213230219/https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/profile/hans-nichols |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Matt |title=2019 Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom impact |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/video/2019-tiger-woods-presidential-medal-freedom-impact |website=Golf Channel |accessdate=13 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Hans Nichols |url=https://www.kcrw.com/people/hans-nichols |website=KCRW |date=9 February 2015 |accessdate=13 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Liberian Warlord Charles Taylor Back in Custody |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5310098 |website=NPR |accessdate=13 December 2019 |language=en}}
On May 27, 2020, it was announced that Nichols would be leaving NBC and MSNBC to become a political reporter at Axios.{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/3ertmSH|title=POLITICO Playbook: Nearing 100,000 dead|first1=Anna|last1=Palmer|first2=Jake|last2=Sherman|website=POLITICO|date=27 May 2020 }}
Early life and education
Nichols is the son of Carola and Dr. Sam J. Nichols.{{cite web |title=Jessica Holzer, Hans Nichols |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/fashion/weddings/15Holzer.html?auth=login-email |website=The New York Times |accessdate=13 December 2019 |date=14 February 2009|quote=Mr. Nichols, also 33, is a White House correspondent for Bloomberg News.}} His father was a radiologist. He earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Cornell University, followed by his master's degree in political theory from the London School of Economics and degree in law from George Washington University. Nichols was named a Fulbright Scholar in 2005.
Career
Nichols was a writer for the Los Angeles Times in 2006.
As of 2009, Nichols served as White House correspondent for Bloomberg News. By 2016, he was serving as an international correspondent for Bloomberg News. In June 2016, Nichols became Pentagon correspondent for NBC News, replacing Jim Miklaszewski. Currently, he serves as a news correspondent for NBC News and regularly appears on air on MSNBC.{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Kelsey |title=Hans Nichols joining NBC News |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/06/hans-nichols-joins-nbc-news-223867 |website=POLITICO |date=3 June 2016 |accessdate=13 December 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Bloomberg's Hans Nichols Jumps to NBC News |url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/bloombergs-hans-nichols-jumps-to-nbc-news/ |website=Adweek |date=3 June 2016 |accessdate=13 December 2019}}
Personal life
Nichols married reporter Jessica Holzer in Bend, Oregon in 2009. The couple lives in the Washington, D.C. area and have three children.
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American journalists
Category:Journalists from Washington, D.C.
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics
Category:George Washington University Law School alumni