Melissa McDermott

Melissa McDermott is a former reporter for

Up to the Minute

.

Biography

Melissa McDermott is the daughter of Country Music Disc Jockey's Hall of Fame member and longtime

KBSH) in Hays, Kansas

.

She worked at

KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas, initially going by the name of Melissa Beck. She and her ex-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

Washington, DC

.

From 2000 through March, 2006, Melissa McDermott anchored CBS's overnight newscast,

Up to the Minute

.

McDermott now lives in the New York City area and is working on a number of documentaries. She has two children. Melissa worked as a clinician at St Christopher.inc in Dobbs Ferry NY, and helping at-risk youth and their families prepare for their lives ahead.

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. Murrow 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.

References

^ "Kansas Association of Broadcasters Transmitter, Volume 42, No. 1 - January 31, 2003". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-17. He is survived by his wife, Pegi of Wichita; three children, all in the broadcast business: Daughter Melissa (Beck) McDermott, New York City; Andy Oatman, Tulsa; and Richard Oatman, Kansas City; and seven grandchildren.

External links

Melissa McDermott's CBS News biography

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Preceded by Mika Brzezinski	anchor 2000–2006	Succeeded by Meg Oliver

[1] "Kansas Association of Broadcasters Transmitter, Volume 42, No. 1 - January 31, 2003". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-17. He is survived by his wife, Pegi of Wichita; three children, all in the broadcast business: Daughter Melissa (Beck) McDermott, New York City; Andy Oatman, Tulsa; and Richard Oatman, Kansas City; and seven grandchildren.