| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alayna Treene |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | September 8, 1994. As of 2025, she is around 31 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Fiance / Partner | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
| How tall is Alayna Treene? | Alayna stands approximately 5 feet 6 inch tall. |
Wikipedia Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Currently, Alayna Treene serves as a White House reporter for CNN (since January 2023), having previously worked as a Senior Congressional Correspondent for Axios until 2022.
- Alayna is a co-author of the weekly Axios Sneak Peek newsletter. She is well-known for covering the Trump administration, Congress, the 2020 and 2024 Presidential elections, and Capitol Hill investigations.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Alayna Brooke Treene was born to parents David (father) and Lauren Treene (mother) on September 8, 1994. She was born and raised in Montgomery Township, New Jersey.
- She is quite close to her sisters Lauren Treene Lally and Juliana Treene and often posts fun snaps on Instagram.
- Alayna was in a relationship with Ben Roback as per her Instagram post back in 2018. Currently, it is unknown if the couple is still together.
- During one podcast interview, Alayna revealed a few personal facts. She would have been a travel writer if not for political journalism. Alayna’s most tremendous success in life has been balancing family and career. She described her perfect obituary in one sentence – ‘daughter, sister, friend, and a reporter with a voice-over by Morgan freeman. Alayna talked about advice she wished had been given to her while starting as a journalist. The advice…it’s a very long career with terrible days. But, stick with it, worth it! The biggest pet peeve for Alayna are slow walkers on crowded streets.
Early Life and Education :
- Although Alayna Treene was not politically inclined growing up, she always wanted to do something in journalism. Alayna also loved watching 60 Minutes and Dateline with her mom.
- Alayna graduated summa-cum-laude from George Washington University in 2016 with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications. During undergraduate studies, she worked for a local student-run TV station at the university, GWEEK. It was during this time that Alayna started loving politics. She was always up for learning from agile professors, former New York Times, or Associated Press reporters. Alayna realized that she wanted to pursue political journalism.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Treene started her career as an editorial intern at CBS News, Variety, and Bloomberg News in London.
- Following her second internship with Bloomberg in New York, Treene joined the Axios staff as a reporter in 2016 and was promoted to associate news editor in 2018.
- She has appeared as a political analyst on C-SPAN. She has also been a frequent interviewer on “Axios on HBO” and regularly appears on MSNBC, CNN, CBS, and Fox News.
- In January 2023, Alayna joined CNN as a White House reporter, covering the Biden administration, Capitol Hill investigations, and the 2024 election cycle. She is regularly seen on national TV and digital platforms as a political analyst for CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, Fox News, and BBC.
- She was named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” for media in December 2021 and selected as an American Swiss Foundation Young Leader in November 2021.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- In 2018, Alayna was a White House National Political Reporter covering the Trump administration and the impeachment inquiry, which she described as a valuable crash course in political journalism.
- Alayna strongly believes in giving back to society and has been involved in various volunteer activities over the years. She worked with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as a fundraising volunteer. Alayna has actively participated in health causes for American Red Cross and American Heart Association. Also, she managed to raise $23,000 for the Alpha Phi Foundation, which went to improving cardiac disease research.
- Apart from knowing Spanish on a working proficiency level, Alayna has been honored with various awards and titles. She was awarded special honors, Dorothy and Will Roberts Prize, Gridiron Foundation Scholar, and GW Presidential Academic Scholar on May 2016, April 2016, April 2014, and August 2012, respectively, by the School of Media Public Affairs at the George Washington University. Also, she was honored with the Golden Key International Honour in January 2013.
- While being interviewed by Michael Starr Hopkins for The Starr Report podcast on April 14, 2020, Alayna revealed her escape from Washington DC to New Jersey. She also told Michael about spending time with family and working remotely from home. Alayna promised Michael to bring some bagels for him from the local shop bagel barn.
- Apart from her mother, Alayna takes inspiration from her mentoring role model, Jonathan Swan, a White House Reporter. He was a fantastic role model for her at Axios. Alayna considers her reporting stronger than her writing, describing her writing process as a work in progress.
- Alayna advocates for a new form of journalism she calls Smart Gravity, which she sees as essential for adapting to the changing media landscape. Her vision emphasizes tailoring content to what readers truly want, and equipping journalists with a clear understanding of business models to ensure relevance in a highly competitive environment.
- Alayna views Axios as trying to regain the public trust in media by being non-partisan in reporting. With the American populace being polarized, she is working towards making journalism an unbiased field that only deals in facts.
- Alayna loves sharing Instagram stories about her 5-year-old cousin, who is quite close to her. He is often seen break dancing to Michael Jackson and Bruno mars music on Alayna’s Instagram posts and stories.
- On July 30, 2019, Alayna shared her excitement with her Instagram followers…that she rode the Air Force Two with Vice President Mike Pence for the first time. She also thanked and showed her gratitude to her employers at Axios for giving her these opportunities.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Brown
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
Alayna,
Thank you for your amazing Journalism! You are so lovely and SINCERE!
My Sincere Regards,
Jeffrey R. Clark