Erin F. Moriarty is an American

United States

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 television news reporter and correspondent.

Moriarty attended Upper Arlington High School

Upper Arlington High School (Ohio)

Upper Arlington High School is the sole high school in the Upper Arlington City School District in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a northwest suburb of Columbus, Ohio. It receives students from Jones Middle School and Hastings Middle School. The principal of the high school is Mr. Kip Greenhill...

 in Columbus, Ohio, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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. She received a law degree from Ohio State University and is licensed to practice law in Ohio

Ohio

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, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, and Maryland

Maryland

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.

Career

In 1979-1980, Moriarty worked as a reporter for a Columbus-based NBC

NBC

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 affiliate WCMH-TV

WCMH-TV

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, in 1980-1982 for the Baltimore-based CBS

CBS

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 affiliate WJZ-TV

WJZ-TV

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 and in 1982-1983, for CBS affiliate WJKW-TV in Cleveland.
From 1983-86, Moriarty served as a consumer reporter for WMAQ-TV

WMAQ-TV

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 in Chicago

Chicago

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. In 1986, she joined CBS News where she has served as a consumer correspondent for CBS This Morning and the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. In 1990, she joined the CBS News program, 48 Hours

48 Hours (TV series)

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, as a correspondent.

Moriarty has collaborated with colleague Nancy Giles

Nancy Giles

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 on two weekly public-affairs radio series under the Giles and Moriarty banner, one for WPHT

WPHT

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 in Philadelphia in 2003-04 and another for Greenstone Media in 2007. Both shows were produced at the facilities of the CBS Radio Network

CBS Radio Network

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.

In 2008, Moriarty co-authored "Death of a Dream" with Paul LaRosa, a CBS News producer. The book examines the 2005 murder of dancer Catherine Woods in New York, and the subsequent trial and conviction of Paul Cortez.

She has also been seen narrarating recent episodes of 48 Hours Mystery.
Moriarty lives in New York with her husband, who is also an attorney

Lawyer

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, and their son.

Awards

• 9-time national Emmy Award
  Emmy Award
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  winner
• Recipient of the 2001 Overseas Press Club Award
• 2-time winner of the Association of Women in Radio and Television Gracie Allen Award
• Top 100 Award from Irish Magazine honoree
• Recipient of the Outstanding Consumer Media Service Award presented by the Consumer Federation of America