And you thought she hated the media.
President George W. Bush daughter Jenna Hager made headlines sticking out her tounge to reporters as first daughter, but now she’s becoming one of them, joining on as the new correspondent for NBC’s “Today.”
The Baltimore resident, Hager will be a contributing reporter for the early-morning show, but will not be covering the home she once lived in. Instead the schoolteacher and children’s book writer said she will not be covering the White House, instead focus on “education, urban education, women and children’s issues and literacy.”
“It wasn’t something I’d always dreamed to do,” Hager said. “But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change.” Hager will split her time between teaching and appearing on-air.
Hager is not a total stranger to the show. Two years she appeared on the show to promote her new book, “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope.” Later, her and her mother co-hosted an hour of the highly-rated show in 2008 after their book “Read All About it” was released.
Wonder if this will give NBC a coveted interview with the her father and former president, who has been laying low since leaving Washington in January.
Jenna Bush Hager poses for a portrait in New York on July 23, 2009.
(AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
