Famous Jousnalist Jake Tapper is lead Washington anchor for CNN.

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Jacob Tapper is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper.

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In 2012, Tapper’s book, The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor debuted at number 10 on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardback non-fiction.

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Jacob Tapper has also contributed cartoons to The American Spectator magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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In 1992, Tapper served as a Campaign Press Secretary for Democratic congressional candidate Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky.

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Tapper began his full-time journalism career in 1998. For two years, he was a Senior Writer for the Washington City Paper.

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In 2002, Tapper's reports about Enron were nominated for Columbia University School of Journalism online award.

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Tapper was named Senior White House Correspondent on November 5, 2008, the day after the 2008 presidential election.

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He began with CNN in January 2013, hosting his own program, The Lead with Jake Tapper. which won three National Headliner Awards.

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In June 2015, Tapper became host of CNN's Sunday political show, State of the Union with Jake Tapper.

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In 2017, Tapper received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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In 2018, Tapper won a Vetty, recognizing his coverage of veterans' issues. He's served alongside press corps veterans in Washington, D.C. for 14 years.

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