Paul LaRosa - Profile and Journalist Details

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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...

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• Did a father use his 6-year-old son as an alibi for murder?

  By Paul LaRosa Verified| Yahoo Verified Reginald Reed Jr., known as Reggie, spent more than two decades wondering who killed his mother, Selonia Reed, when he was only 6 years old. Selonia, a bank teller, was 26 when her body was found in her car in Hammond, Louisiana. One of the last memories Reggie has of that day is his mother buying him a chocolate chip cookie at the Hammond Square Mall. He also remembers her kissing him goodbye but everything else is a blur.

  By Paul LaRosa Verified · Yahoo

  Apr. 13, 2025

• Detective believes 6-year-old's mother was killed in next room while he slept

  By Vladimir Duthiers Verified, Paul LaRosa Verified, Marie Hegwood| Yahoo Verified It's been decades since Reginald Reed Jr., known as Reggie, last saw his mother Selonia Reed. Reggie Reed: After my mother was murdered, things moved fast …  I couldn't really understand, like, why would somebody kill her? Like, what did she do? Reggie Reed: I feel like I missed out on a huge part of life that I'll never get back. Reggie was only 6 years old on Aug. 22, 1987. One of the last things he remembers is his mother buying him a chocolate chip cookie at the Hammond Square Mall in Louisiana.

  By Vladimir Duthiers Verified, Paul LaRosa Verified, Marie Hegwood · Yahoo

  Apr. 13, 2025

• Did a Louisiana father use his 6-year-old son as an alibi for murder?

  By Paul LaRosa Verified| CBS News Verified Reginald Reed Jr., known as Reggie, spent more than two decades wondering who killed his mother, Selonia Reed, when he was only 6 years old. Selonia, a bank teller, was 26 when her body was found in her car in Hammond, Louisiana. One of the last memories Reggie has of that day is his mother buying him a chocolate chip cookie at the Hammond Square Mall. He also remembers her kissing him goodbye but everything else is a blur.

  By Paul LaRosa Verified · CBS News

  Apr. 11, 2025

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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.