Dana ("DAN-ah") Bash (born Dana Ruth Schwartz; June 15, 1971) is an American journalist, anchorwoman and political correspondent for CNN.Bash was born to a Reform Jewish family. in Manhattan, Her father was an ABC News producer who served as the senior broadcast producer for Good Morning America and her mother was an author and educator in Jewish studies.Bash attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey. She graduated cum laude with her bachelor's degree in political communications from George Washington University. While at college, she interned at NBC, CBS, and CNN. Wikipedia