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Paul LaRosa
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News Writer and Producer, 48 Hours, CBS News
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Biography
I'm a producer for CBS News/48 Hours but also the author of 6 books including my well-received memoir "Leaving Story Avenue; my journey from the projects to the front page." Four time Emmy winner and have won every major award in television and most in print, including DuPont, Murrow and Gracie Awards (3 times) I was once a newspaper reporter for The NY Daily News and am a writer at heart. I've won four Emmys, a Peabody, an Edward R. Murrow, a DuPont and 3 Gracie Awards. In print, I've won the Meyer Berger Award given the Journalism School at Columbia University. I grew up in the Bronx in the Monroe Houses, a city housing project and was educated at Cardinal Hayes HS, Fordham University and Columbia University where I was a Revson Fellowp. None of this would have happened had I not been lucky. I hope you are lucky in life too! Did I mention I'm a struggling guitar player, tarot card reader, investor, and reviewer of books. Taking chess lessons...
politics, government
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Company Info
CBS News
CBS News is a leading American broadcast journalism organization and a division of CBS, established on September 18, 1927. Headquartered at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, it has played a significant role in television and radio news for nearly a century. CBS News began as a radio service and expanded into television, becoming known for its live coverage and national news reporting. The organization offers a variety of television news programming, including the flagship *CBS Evening News*, which has featured prominent anchors like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. It also produced notable series such as *United Nations In Action*, which provided live coverage of UN proceedings, and *Douglas Edwards with the News*, the first nightly newscast broadcast coast-to-coast. CBS News has maintained a strong presence in radio journalism and has created documentary content through CBS News Productions. Under the leadership of President Wendy McMahon, CBS News continues to innovate while upholding its legacy in journalism.
New York, New York, United States
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