Sharyl Attkisson Biography

Sheryl Attkisson is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist host of Sinclair’s Sunday morning news program Full Measure and author of the New York Times bestsellers: The Smear and Stonewalled.
She was a correspondent for CBS News from 1993-2014. Before joining CBS Attkisson was an anchor and correspondent for CNN (1990-1993). From 1996-2001 in addition to her CBS News duties Attkisson hosted a half-hour weekly medical news magazine on PBS entitled HealthWeek.
Prior to working on the national news Attkisson was a reporter anchor and/or producer at WTVT Tampa (1986-1990) WBNS Columbus Ohio (1985-1986) and WTVX Ft. Pierce (1982-1985).
Attkisson was one of the first journalists to fly on a military combat mission: a B-52 sortie in Kosovo. She also flew on an F-15 fighter jet Combat Air Patrol (CAP) flight.
Attkisson attended the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications where she worked as a reporter at WUFT-TV and WRUF radio. Attkisson served on the University’s Journalism College Advisory Council (1993-1997) and was chairman in 1996. In 1997 she received the University of Florida’s Alumnae of Outstanding Achievement Award. She co-authored the college textbook: .

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