Angela Rye

Angela Rye
Rye in 2017
Born (1979-10-26) October 26, 1979 (age 44)
EducationHoly Names Academy, Seattle
Alma materUniversity of Washington (BA)
Seattle Law School (JD)
OccupationFormer CNN commentator
EmployerN/A
Political partyDemocratic

Angela Rye (born October 26, 1979) is an American commentator, entrepreneur, and recurring guest on The Breakfast Club radio show. She is also the CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy firm, and a special correspondent for ESPN.[1] She was, until November 2020, a liberal political commentator on CNN.

Rye served as the executive director and general counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus for the entirety of the 112th Congress.[2][3] She formerly served on the boards of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee, Seattle University School of Law Alumni, and Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network.

  1. ^ Cross-Plummer, Cecile (February 1, 2022). "Award-Winning Host Angela Rye Will Join ESPN as a Special Correspondent". ESPN Press Room.
  2. ^ "Angela Rye". Congressional Black Caucus Institute. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Heil, Emily (August 3, 2016). "Meet Angela Rye, who shut down a former Trump staffer with Beyoncé-grade shade". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 1, 2016.