Peter Van Sant

Peter Van Sant (born February 21, 1953) is an American television news reporter and correspondent for

Early life and education

Van Sant was born on February 21, 1953, in Seattle, Washington.^[1] He graduated cum laude from Washington State University in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Communications.^[2][3]

Career

After graduation Van Sant worked for

Throughout his career Van Sant always liked to focus on stories involving "controversy and confrontation", following stories from early stages to their concurrent status, such as one on Lori Berenson, an American jailed in Peru since 1995.^[3]

Works

Van Sant has co-authored the book Perfectly Executed, based on a story featured on the 48 Hours Mystery television show. In 2006, he also wrote the script and produced the documentary Three Days in September about the

• Four Emmy Awards
• Three
  Edward R. Murrow Awards
  for his 48 Hours Mystery reports
• Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for his reports on the collapse of the Soviet Union
• Overseas Press Club Award for his investigative reports on illegal organ trading in Peru and report on Lori Berenson
• American Women in Radio and Television Award for his report on rapes in war-torn Bosnia
• Sigma Delta Chi Award for the report on worldwide human trafficking awarded in 2005.^[2]

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