Sharyl Attkisson

About

While working as a CBS investigative correspondent, Attkisson earned Emmy Awards for her Troubled Asset Relief Program and American Red Cross investigative reports and was nominated for Emmys for her "Gunwalker: Fast and Furious" and "Firestone Tire Fiasco" stories.

Before Fame

After earning a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Florida, she worked for a Gainesville, Florida-based PBS station. In 1990, she accepted an anchor position with CNN; three years later, she began her work with CBS.

Trivia

In the early 2000s, she helped pen a university textbook titled Writing Right for Broadcast and Internet News. In 2014, she wrote and published a book titled Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington.

Family Life

She was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. After marrying and giving birth to a daughter, she settled in Washington, D.C.

Associated With

Attkisson was the journalist responsible for disproving Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 claim to have dodged Bosnian snipers.