Susan Spencer
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Susan Spencer is an American
television news reporter and correspondent for 48 Hours Mystery
.
Spencer was born in Memphis, Tennesseee. She graduated from Michigan State University
in 1968 with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. The following year, Spencer completed her Master's in Journalism.
in New York. She was also a writer and producer for public affairs broadcast at WKPC-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1972-1977, Spencer worked for Minneapolis-based CBS station WCCO-TV
, where she was reporter and co-anchor. She joined CBS News
' Washington bureau in 1977 and became a correspondent in 1978. In 1986, she was named medical correspondent for CBS News. From 1987 through 1988, she was a substitute anchor and from 1988 through 1989, anchor of the Sunday edition of CBS Evening News
. In 1989, she reported on the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan and Tiananmen Square protests
. A year later, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Spencer reported major international events such as Persian Gulf War.
As national correspondent, she also covered first inauguration of President Bill Clinton
and re-election campaign of President George Herbert Walker Bush. She was then CBS News' White House correspondent and the main correspondent for Eye on America segments in the news. In 1993, she was named a correspondent of 48 Hours, covering from the subjects of drug wars in Colombia to custody battles in US.
s for her 48 Hours stories, Environmental Defense Fund Award, and RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence for a story about a struggle of a child to find a match for an organ transplant.
Susan's husband Thomas Oliphant
is a former political columnist for Boston Globe.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television news reporter and correspondent for 48 Hours Mystery
48 Hours (TV series)
48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since January 19, 1988. The program originally presented documentaries of various events related to a particular subject occurring within a 48-hour period, and is credited as one of the first to air a "reality show"...
.
Spencer was born in Memphis, Tennesseee. She graduated from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
in 1968 with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. The following year, Spencer completed her Master's in Journalism.
Career
In 1971-1972, Spencer worked as a researcher for a CBS-owned WCBS-TVWCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
in New York. She was also a writer and producer for public affairs broadcast at WKPC-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1972-1977, Spencer worked for Minneapolis-based CBS station WCCO-TV
WCCO-TV
WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. Its transmitter is at the Telefarm complex in Shoreview, Minnesota.- History :...
, where she was reporter and co-anchor. She joined CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
' Washington bureau in 1977 and became a correspondent in 1978. In 1986, she was named medical correspondent for CBS News. From 1987 through 1988, she was a substitute anchor and from 1988 through 1989, anchor of the Sunday edition of CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963....
. In 1989, she reported on the death of Emperor Hirohito of Japan and Tiananmen Square protests
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
. A year later, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Spencer reported major international events such as Persian Gulf War.
As national correspondent, she also covered first inauguration of President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
and re-election campaign of President George Herbert Walker Bush. She was then CBS News' White House correspondent and the main correspondent for Eye on America segments in the news. In 1993, she was named a correspondent of 48 Hours, covering from the subjects of drug wars in Colombia to custody battles in US.
Awards
Spencer has been recognized with Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s for her 48 Hours stories, Environmental Defense Fund Award, and RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence for a story about a struggle of a child to find a match for an organ transplant.
Susan's husband Thomas Oliphant
Thomas Oliphant
Thomas "Tom" Oliphant is an American journalist who was the Washington correspondent and a columnist for the Boston Globe. - Life and career :...
is a former political columnist for Boston Globe.