Kaiser Family Foundation

Biography

Jackie Judd is Vice President and Senior Advisor for Communications at the Kaiser Family Foundation. She joined the Foundation in 2003 as a Senior Visiting Fellow. Ms. Judd's current responsibilities include developing content for kaisernetwork.org, the Barbara Jordan Conference Center and for the Foundation’s international broadcast partners, managing international journalism programs in the coverage of HIV/AIDS and overseeing the Foundation’s video production unit.

Ms. Judd is a former long-time broadcast journalist covering a range of issues including politics, health care policy and Congress. She was with ABC News for 16 years as a correspondent for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," "Nightline" and "Good Morning America." At National Public Radio, she was a news anchor and co-host on "Morning Edition" and weekend "All Things Considered." Ms. Judd is also a former CBS News Radio correspondent. Her honors include National Emmy awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award, the Joan Barone Award, the David Bloom award, a duPont Award, a commendation from Women in Radio and Television for a series on women’s health issues; and an Overseas Press Club Citation of Excellence. She received a bachelor’s degree from American University in 1974 and serves on the Dea'’s Advisory Committee at A.U.'s School of Communications.