Jo Kent — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded a Peabody for coverage of the Sandy Hook school shooting
Earned an Edward R. Murrow Award for reporting on Sunday TODAY
Serves as CBS News Senior Business & Tech Correspondent, covering the economy, business, tech, and AI
Led groundbreaking investigations into industry titans including Amazon and Facebook
US Fulbright Scholar to China, focusing on women's access to legal aid
Holds graduate degrees in international affairs from the London School of Economics and Peking University
Member of the advisory board of the Very Asian Foundation

Biography

Jo Ling Kent is the CBS News senior business and tech correspondent, appearing on CBS Evening News, CBS Mornings, CBS Sunday Morning, and Face the Nation. In this role, she leads coverage of the economy, business, technology, and AI, conducting interviews with figures such as Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Elon Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and director Jon M. Chu.