Claire Shipman

This article is about Claire Shipman, the journalist. For other people and places with the name Shipman, see Shipman (disambiguation).
Claire Shipman
Born (1962-10-04) October 4, 1962 (age 62)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MIA)
OccupationGood Morning America Senior national correspondent
Spouses
  • Steve Hurst (divorced)
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(m. 1998)​
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Children2

Claire Shipman (born October 4, 1962) is an American television journalist, formerly the senior national correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America. She is married to Jay Carney, President Barack Obama's former White House Press Secretary.[2] She is also Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University.[3] Shipman served as Chair of Columbia's Board of Trustees during the 2024 Pro-Palestine Protests, leading to the deployment of NYPD onto the campus during which over one hundreds students were arrested.[4]

  1. ^ "Columbia College Today". College.columbia.edu. 2001-10-15. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ^ Landler, Mark (May 30, 2014). "Journalist-Turned-Spokesman Resigns as Daily Voice of the White House". The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Claire Shipman | Office of the Secretary of the University". secretary.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. ^ Mann, Brian. "NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University".