Sharyl Attkisson Wiki Biography
Sharyl Attkisson is an American author and formerly an investigative correspondent in the Washington bureau for CBS News. She had also substituted as anchor for the CBS Evening News. She resigned from CBS News on March 10, 2014 after 21 years with the network.
| Full Name | Sharyl Attkisson |
| Net Worth | $800 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | 1961, Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Sarasota |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Education | University of Florida (1982) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Nicknames | Sharyl Atkisson , Sharyl Attkinson |
| http://www.facebook.com/sharylattkissonpublic | |
| http://www.twitter.com/sharylattkisson | |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1898755 |
| Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program |
| Nominations | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast |
| TV Shows | Full Measure, CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, CBS News Sunday Morning, CBS Overnight News |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Received the Edward R. Murrow award. |
| 2 | Reporter, Sinclair TV stations [2014]. |
| 3 | Left CBS News in 2013. |
| 4 | Graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1982. The University of Florida gave her an Outstanding Achievement Award in 1997. She served on the University’s Journalism College Advisory Board (1993-1997) and was chairman in 1996. Returned to the University as a key-note speaker at the College of Journalism and Communications in 2010. |
| 5 | Daughter and sister of physicians. Her father is a retired orthopedic surgeon. Her brother is a physician who is trained in emergency medicine, family medicine and the specialty of anesthesia. |
| 6 | Holds a third degree black belt in taekwondo. |
| 7 | CNN anchor from 1990 to 1993. Left CNN in 1993 to go to CBS. |
| 8 | CBS News investigative correspondent in the Washington bureau. Also substitute anchor on CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (2011). Served as CBS News Capitol Hill correspondent in 2006. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox and Friends | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Author, The Smear / Herself – Former CBS Reporter |
| Media Buzz | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist / Herself / Herself – Former CBS News Correspondent / … |
| Special Report with Bret Baier | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist |
| Full Measure | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Hostess |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Flipside with Michael Loftus | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| This Week | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Powerhouse Roundtable Panelist |
| Stossel | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Former CBS Correspondent |
| Hannity | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Investigative Journalist |
| CBS This Morning | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Investigative Correspondent / Herself – Transportation Correspondent / Herself – Correspondent |
| The O’Reilly Factor | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself – Correspondent / Herself – Investigative Correspondent |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Correspondent |
| CBS This Morning: Saturday | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Investigative Correspondent |
| The Early Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Investigative Correspondent |
| CBS Evening News with Katie Couric | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Correspondent |
| Face the Nation | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Investigative Correspondent |
| HealthWeek | 1997 | TV Series | Herself – Hostess (1997) |
| CBS News Up to the Minute | 1992 | TV Series | Herself – Co-Anchor (1993-1995) |
| The Week in Review | 1980 | TV Series | Herself (1990-1993) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stossel | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hannity | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – CBS Reporter |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Morning Program | CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) |
| 2013 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CBS This Morning (2012) |
| 2012 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (2011) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (2011) |
| 2013 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CBS This Morning (2012) |
| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (2006) |
| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast | CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (2006) |