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Lisa Myers is the senior investigative correspondent for
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A 1973 graduate of the
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's
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in
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, she joined NBC in 1981. From 1979 to 1981, Myers was White House correspondent for
The Washington Star. From 1977 to 1979, she was a Washington correspondent for the
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She currently lives in
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Awards
- 2006 George Polk Award
- 2005 Gracie Allen Individual Achievement Award as an Outstanding Correspondent
- 2004 Emmy Award
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for Business and Financial Reporting
- 2004 Clarion Award
- 2003 Joan Barone Award
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