Kaj Larsen

For the Danish rower, see Holger Larsen.

Kaj Larsen
Born
Kaj Larsen

1978 (age 45–46)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz (BA)
Harvard University (MPP, 2007)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • correspondent
  • producer
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.kajlarsen.com

Kaj Larsen /ˈkɑːdʒ/ is an American journalist, correspondent, and producer who has worked for Vice News, CNN, NowThis News and Current TV.[1] He worked for the Vanguard international news documentary investigative reporting show on Current TV beginning in 2005. He produced the documentary series LOCKUP Maricopa County and LOCKUP RAW for MSNBC from 2010 to 2011.[2] In 2010, he became a producer and correspondent for CNN until he was laid off in 2012 after CNN abolished their investigative news departments.[3][4] Following CNN he became a correspondent for VICE News and hosted the series VICE on HBO.[5] In 2016, Larsen hosted “The Runner” original series with Executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.[6] He was the senior correspondent for NowThis News.[5]

Larsen has covered international and domestic conflict, including stories about waterboarding, ebola outbreaks, drug trafficking, Boko Haram, Somalia, and the militarization of the Arctic.[3][7]

  1. ^ Pompeo, Joe (March 4, 2014). "Vice reinvents itself, again". Politico.com.
  2. ^ "Go Behind the Scenes with the Crew of Lockup Raw". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference patheos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Layoffs At CNN As Network Transitions To Acquisition Model For Documentary Programming". mediabistro.com.
  5. ^ a b Matt Pressberg (May 11, 2017). "NowThis Hires Former CNN Correspondent Kaj Larsen to Oversee New Series (Exclusive)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Gibson Johns (July 3, 2016). "Kaj Larsen, fearless journalist, dishes on his newest 'unprecedented' role as host of 'The Runner'". AOL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Lily Dalton (July 15, 2011). "Ice Wars: Burn the riches beneath melting Arctic sea". Culture Change. Retrieved March 26, 2019.