Melissa McDermott
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Melissa McDermott was a reporter for CBS News
. She is best known for being an anchor of the overnight CBS newscast, Up to the Minute
.
media personality "Ol' Mike" Oatman. She graduated from the University of Kansas
with a B.S.
degree in broadcast news
from the William Allen White School of Journalism. She worked as the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor at KAYS-TV (now KBSH
) in Hays, Kansas
.
From 1986 to 1997, she worked at KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas
, initially going by the name of Melissa Beck. In 1994, Melissa McDermott and her husband, Todd McDermott
, were named co-anchors at KSNW.
McDermott later worked as 6 p.m. anchor and won several awards as an investigative reporter at WJLA-TV
in Washington, DC.
From 2000 through March, 2006, Melissa McDermott anchored CBS's overnight newscast, Up to the Minute
.
McDermott now lives in New Jersey
and has two children. Melissa's ex-husband, Todd McDermott
, former anchor at KSNW-TV in Wichita, WCBS-TV
in New York, and WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., currently lives in Pittsburgh and is the morning and noon anchorman for WPXI-TV
awards, the SPJ Dateline Award, three Heartland Emmy Awards, an Ohio State Award, a National AP Award, a National Iris Award, and an Emmy Award.
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...
. She is best known for being an anchor of the overnight CBS newscast, Up to the Minute
Up to the Minute
Up to the Minute is a CBS overnight broadcast which offers hard news, features, interviews, weather, sports, business and commentary. Up to the Minute draws from the full resources of CBS News, including the CBS Evening News, Newspath, affiliate stations, the CBS Radio Network and Reuters Television...
.
Biography
Melissa McDermott is the daughter of Country Music Disc Jockey's Hall of Fame member and longtime Wichita, KansasWichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
media personality "Ol' Mike" Oatman. She graduated from the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
with a B.S.
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
degree in broadcast news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
from the William Allen White School of Journalism. She worked as the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor at KAYS-TV (now KBSH
KBSH-TV
KBSH-DT channel 7 is a CBS affiliate based in Hays, Kansas and serves the Central Kansas portion of the Wichita TV market. It is owned by Schurz Communications....
) in Hays, Kansas
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University...
.
From 1986 to 1997, she worked at KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, initially going by the name of Melissa Beck. In 1994, Melissa McDermott and her husband, Todd McDermott
Todd McDermott
Todd McDermott is a television journalist.McDermott is a Buffalo, New York native, and he has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Canisius College in Buffalo....
, were named co-anchors at KSNW.
McDermott later worked as 6 p.m. anchor and won several awards as an investigative reporter at WJLA-TV
WJLA-TV
WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station NewsChannel 8. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia...
in Washington, DC.
From 2000 through March, 2006, Melissa McDermott anchored CBS's overnight newscast, Up to the Minute
Up to the Minute
Up to the Minute is a CBS overnight broadcast which offers hard news, features, interviews, weather, sports, business and commentary. Up to the Minute draws from the full resources of CBS News, including the CBS Evening News, Newspath, affiliate stations, the CBS Radio Network and Reuters Television...
.
McDermott now lives in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and has two children. Melissa's ex-husband, Todd McDermott
Todd McDermott
Todd McDermott is a television journalist.McDermott is a Buffalo, New York native, and he has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Canisius College in Buffalo....
, former anchor at KSNW-TV in Wichita, WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
in New York, and WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., currently lives in Pittsburgh and is the morning and noon anchorman for WPXI-TV
Accomplishments
Melissa McDermott has covered presidential campaigns, the Oklahoma City bombing, and other events. She has received many awards; including a national and two regional Edward R. MurrowEdward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick...
awards, the SPJ Dateline Award, three Heartland Emmy Awards, an Ohio State Award, a National AP Award, a National Iris Award, and an Emmy Award.