Judy Muller
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Judy Muller is an American
journalist
. She has been a correspondent for ABC News
since 1990, contributing reports to such programs as Nightline and World News Tonight. She is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition
program. Previous to her employment with ABC, she worked for CBS News
, contributing to CBS News Sunday Morning and the CBS Weekend News.
Muller is a graduate of Mary Washington College
(now called University of Mary Washington). She joined the faculty of the Annenberg School for Communication
at the University of Southern California
in August 2003 as an assistant professor of journalism, and now serves as an associate professor of journalism.
As part of the Nightline team, she received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
for coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
and an Emmy Award
for coverage of the O. J. Simpson case.
She has written a book entitled Now This: Radio, Television—and the Real World (2000).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She has been a correspondent for ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
since 1990, contributing reports to such programs as Nightline and World News Tonight. She is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio . It airs weekday mornings and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 05:00 to 09:00 ET, with feeds and updates as required until noon...
program. Previous to her employment with ABC, she worked for CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
, contributing to CBS News Sunday Morning and the CBS Weekend News.
Muller is a graduate of Mary Washington College
University of Mary Washington
The University of Mary Washington is a public, coeducational liberal arts college located in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1908 by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a normal school, during much of the twentieth century it was part of the University of Virginia, until...
(now called University of Mary Washington). She joined the faculty of the Annenberg School for Communication
USC Annenberg School for Communication
The USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism comprises a School ofCommunication and a School of Journalism at the University of Southern California . It is led by Dean Ernest J. Wilson III, Ph.D....
at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in August 2003 as an assistant professor of journalism, and now serves as an associate professor of journalism.
As part of the Nightline team, she received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
DuPont-Columbia Award
The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award is an American award that honors excellence in broadcast journalism. The awards, administered since 1968 by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, are considered a broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, another...
for coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
1992 Los Angeles riots
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots or South Central Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted three white and one hispanic Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King following a...
and an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for coverage of the O. J. Simpson case.
She has written a book entitled Now This: Radio, Television—and the Real World (2000).
External links
- Judy Muller page from ABC News site
- Judy Muller page from University of Southern California site