Susan Spencer
Susan Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1946 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award |
| Spouse | Thomas Oliphant |
Susan Spencer is an American television news reporter and correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning.
Spencer was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Michigan State University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in communications and German literature. The following year, she completed her master's in journalism from Columbia University.[1]
Career
From 1971 to 1972, Spencer worked as a researcher for CBS-owned
Persian Gulf War.[1]
As national correspondent, she also covered the first inauguration of President
George Herbert Walker Bush. She was then CBS News' White House correspondent and the main correspondent for its "Eye on America" segments. In 1993, she was named a correspondent for 48 Hours, covering subjects ranging from drug wars in Colombia to custody battles in the United States.[1][2]
Awards
Spencer has been recognized with
RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award
for Overall Excellence for a story about the struggle of a child to find a match for an organ transplant.
Susan's husband
Boston Globe.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "CBS News. Susan Spencer. Correspondent, "48 Hours Mystery"". 1998-01-08. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "48 Hours Mystery. Susan Spencer". CBS News. Retrieved 2011-06-13.