Sharyl Attkisson
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Sharyl Attkisson is an investigative correspondent in the Washington bureau for CBS News
. She has also substituted as anchor for the CBS Evening News
.
. She left CNN in 1993, moving to CBS
, where she anchored the television news broadcast CBS News Up to the Minute and became an investigative correspondent based in Washington D.C. She simultaneously hosted the PBS Health news magazine HealthWeek from 1997 to 2003. She was also a key anchor for CBS space exploration coverage in 1993. She served as Capitol Hill correspondent for CBS
in 2006.
In July 2011, Attkisson was nominated for an Emmy Award
for her "Follow the Money" investigations into Congressional travel to the Copenhagen climate summit, and aid to Haiti earthquake victims. Attkisson received an Investigative Emmy Award
in 2009 for "Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story" for her exclusive investigations into TARP and the bank bailout. In 2002, Attkisson also won an Emmy Award
for her Investigative Journalism about the American Red Cross
. In the same year, she co-authored a college textbook titled Writing Right for Broadcast and Internet News . In 2003, Attkisson was nominated for an Outstanding Investigative Journalism Emmy Award
for "Drugs, Money, and Safety"; reports on prescription drugs and vaccines. In 2010, she received an Emmy Award
nomination for her investigations into members of Congress, and she also received a 2010 Emmy Award
nomination for her investigation into waste of tax dollars. In 2006, she was one of a small number of female anchors covering the 2006 midterms.
with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1982. In addition the University of Florida gave her an Outstanding Achievement Award in 1997. Attkisson served on the University's Journalism College Advisory Board (1993-97) and was chairman in 1996. She returned to the University as a key-note speaker at the College of Journalism and Communications in 2010.
. Attkisson is the daughter and sister of physicians. Her father is a retired orthopaedic surgeon. Her brother is a physician who is trained in emergency medicine, family medicine and the specialty of anesthesia.
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 has also substituted as anchor for the CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963....
.
Career
From 1990 to 1993, Attkisson was an anchor for CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. She left CNN in 1993, moving to CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, where she anchored the television news broadcast CBS News Up to the Minute and became an investigative correspondent based in Washington D.C. She simultaneously hosted the PBS Health news magazine HealthWeek from 1997 to 2003. She was also a key anchor for CBS space exploration coverage in 1993. She served as Capitol Hill correspondent for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
in 2006.
In July 2011, Attkisson was nominated for 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 her "Follow the Money" investigations into Congressional travel to the Copenhagen climate summit, and aid to Haiti earthquake victims. Attkisson received an Investigative 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...
in 2009 for "Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story" for her exclusive investigations into TARP and the bank bailout. In 2002, Attkisson also won 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 her Investigative Journalism about the American Red Cross
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
. In the same year, she co-authored a college textbook titled Writing Right for Broadcast and Internet News . In 2003, Attkisson was nominated for an Outstanding Investigative Journalism 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 "Drugs, Money, and Safety"; reports on prescription drugs and vaccines. In 2010, she received 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...
nomination for her investigations into members of Congress, and she also received a 2010 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...
nomination for her investigation into waste of tax dollars. In 2006, she was one of a small number of female anchors covering the 2006 midterms.
Education
Attkisson graduated from the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1982. In addition the University of Florida gave her an Outstanding Achievement Award in 1997. Attkisson served on the University's Journalism College Advisory Board (1993-97) and was chairman in 1996. She returned to the University as a key-note speaker at the College of Journalism and Communications in 2010.
Personal life
Attkisson is a third degree black belt in taekwondoTaekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
. Attkisson is the daughter and sister of physicians. Her father is a retired orthopaedic surgeon. Her brother is a physician who is trained in emergency medicine, family medicine and the specialty of anesthesia.