Barry Serafin is an Emmy award-winning American

United States

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 television journalist for ABC News

ABC News

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. An Oregon

Oregon

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 native, born in Coquille

Coquille, Oregon

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, and raised in Roseburg

Roseburg, Oregon

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, Serafin graduated from Washington State University

Washington State University

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 in 1964, and began his journalism career at the University's public radio station. In television, he reported for Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon Public Broadcasting

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 station KOAP-TV

KOPB-TV

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 and CBS-affiliate

CBS

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 KOIN-TV, before moving to Missouri for a position as reporter and anchor for KMOX-TV. From there he began a decade of service with the CBS Washington D.C. bureau, winning an Emmy award for his contribution to their May 1, 1974 documentary, "Watergate: The White House Transcripts." He joined ABC News in 1979, first as a foreign correspondent sub-anchoring segments from Tehran

Tehran

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 during the Iran hostage crisis

Iran hostage crisis

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, and becoming a national correspondent for the network in 1981. He received the Regents Distinguished Alumus Award from his alma mater, Washington State University, in 1992.