NBC’s Jo Ling Kent Gives Birth to Baby Girl

By A.J. Katz 

NBC News’ business correspondent Jo Ling Kent received a heck of a Christmas surprise! She gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Mira Ling Conroy just in time for the holiday.

This is the first child for Kent and Scott Conroy. 

Dad is a screenwriter and former political journalist. Mom covers business, technology and the economy for NBC News. Previously, Kent was a reporter at Fox Business Network and an investigative reporter at NBC Connecticut, where she won a Peabody for her team’s coverage of the Newtown school shooting.

She also reported for NBC News on the campaign trail in 2012, covering the presidential election as an embed.

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