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Kristen Welker Welcomes Second Child via Surrogate

The 'Meet the Press' moderator and her husband, John Hughes, celebrate the birth of their son, John Zachary Welker Hughes.

  • John Zachary was born on May 30, weighing 7 pounds and measuring nearly 20 inches.
  • Big sister Margot, 3, proudly welcomed her baby brother home.
  • Welker calls her surrogate a 'literal angel on earth' and shares that she is doing well.
  • The couple has been open about their struggles with infertility and their journey through surrogacy.
  • Welker made history as the first Black woman to moderate NBC's 'Meet the Press.'
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