Jake Tapper — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of multiple Emmy Awards (2023, 2024), Merriman Smith Memorial Awards, and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his journalism.
Serves as the lead Washington anchor for CNN.
Hosts "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and co-hosts "State of the Union" on CNN.
Moderated Republican primary debates in 2015 and 2016, and a presidential debate in 2024.
Authored "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor" (2012), which debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Previously served as senior White House correspondent for ABC News.
Graduated from Dartmouth College.

Biography

Jacob Paul Tapper is an American journalist and the lead Washington anchor for CNN. He hosts the weekday news show "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program "State of the Union." TheWrap has described him as "perhaps the network's most respected anchor," and he has received numerous journalism awards, including Emmy Awards in 2023 and 2024.

Tapper has moderated several high-profile political debates.