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Kristen Welker and Husband John Hughes Expecting Second Baby Together: 'An Extraordinary Moment' (Exclusive)


'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker will soon welcome her second child, telling PEOPLE she and husband John Hughes have a baby boy due in June

"This is an extraordinary moment — there’s no doubt about that," Welker — who made history as the first Black journalist to moderate a Sunday public affairs program when she became host of NBC's Meet the Press last September — tells PEOPLE. Welker says she and her husband were initially "nervous" to tell Margot about the new addition, gifting her a book that explained the news in terms she could understand. "I think when you're embarking on a surrogacy journey for the first time, it is a huge leap of faith," Welker says, adding that she wondered, "Would I bond with Margot immediately?

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