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Encyclopedia > Steve Kroft

Steve Kroft is an American journalist. A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ...


Kroft began his journalism career as a reporter for WPLG-TV Miami, WJXT-TV Jacksonville, Florida, and WSYR-TV Syracuse, New York. This article is about the city in Florida. ... The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ... Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse is an American city in Central New York. ...


In 1980, Kroft joined CBS News as a reporter in the Northeast bureau. In 1981, he was named a correspondent and effectively moved to the Dallas bureau where he stayed until 1983. A CBS News Special Report ident card CBS News is the news division of CBS. Its current president is Andrew Heyward. ... Dallas redirects here. ...


In 1983, he was moved to the Miami bureau where he frequently traveled to the Caribbean and Latin America. Later, Kroft became a foreign correspondent in the CBS News London bureau. He went to become a correspondent for CBS News magazine West 57th. This article is about the city in Florida. ... St. ...


In 1989, Kroft was named a correspondent of 60 Minutes, which is a post he still holds today. The ticking TAG Heuer stopwatch from 60 Minutes. ...


Kroft graduated from Syracuse University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Kroft also earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Indiana University. Syracuse University Syracuse University (SU) is a major private American research university. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... Indiana University may refer to: the Indiana University system Indiana University of Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Kroft lives in New York with his wife, Jennet Conant, and their son, John Conant Kroft. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...


Awards

  • 8-time Emmy Award winner including a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003
  • Given George Arents Medal in 1992, which is the highest honor given to Syracuse University alumnus
  • Winner of the prestigious Renner Award for his story on organized crime in Russia
  • Winner of 2003 Overall Excellence award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association

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Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Steve Kroft, Speaker On: Journalism, Media / Broadcast / Print, Politics (796 words)
Steve Kroft was named a co-editor of 60 Minutes in May 1989 and delivered his first report that September.
Prior to his assignment in London, Kroft was a correspondent in the CBS News Miami bureau (1983) and traveled extensively in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Kroft joined CBS News in January 1980 as a reporter in the Northeast bureau in New York.
60 Minutes, 2003 (1839 words)
KROFT (voice-over): Her trademark is strong melodies with big memorable hooks, good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll with a Midwest twang that she grew up listening to on the radio in Kennett, Missouri, where she sang in the school choir, ran track, got straight A's and grew up in a house filled with music.
KROFT: She graduated from the University of Missouri in voice and piano, and moved to St. Louis, where she was teaching in an elementary school when fate, disguised as a burger commercial, beckoned.
KROFT (voice-over): It is, she says, the only time she is full of certainty, the absolute moment of expression, when she knows that she is doing exactly what she was meant to do.
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