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Byron pitts
Emmy award-winning journalist for CBS News and
60 Minutes
correspondent
October 4, 2010
7 p.m.
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Byron Pitts, an Emmy award-winning journalist for CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent, chronicled how he overcame stuttering and illiteracy, in his book, “Step Out On Nothing: How Family and Faith Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenge.”
Pitts was one of CBS News' lead reporters during the Sept. 11 attacks and won a national Emmy award for his coverage. As an embedded reporter covering the Iraq War, he was recognized for his work under fire within minutes of the fall of the Saddam statue. Other major stories covered by Pitts include the Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the war in Afghanistan, the military buildup in Kuwait, the Florida fires, the Elian Gonzalez story, the Florida Presidential recount, the mudslides in Central America and the refugee crisis in Kosovo.
He was named chief national correspondent for "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" in Jan. 2009. Pitts other awards include a national Emmy Award for his coverage of a 1999 Chicago train wreck and a National Association of Black Journalists Award. He is also the recipient of four Associated Press Awards and six regional Emmy Awards.
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