Chris Bury

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Christopher Robert Bury (born December 10, 1953) is an American journalist, best known for being an Emmy Award-winning correspondent at ABC News Nightline, where he also serves as substitute anchor.

Bury began his career in journalism in 1975 as a reporter for WCLX Radio in La Crosse, Wisconsin. From 1979 to 1980, he served as an instructor at Marquette University's College of Journalism.

He then moved on to Milwaukee station WTMJ-TV where he served as a political and investigative reporter. In January 1981, he served as co-host and reporter for "EXTRA," an award winning television program at KTVI-TV in St. Louis. From 1981 to 1982, Bury was a reporter with KPRC-TV in Houston.

In 1982, he joined ABC News as a general assignment reporter based in Chicago. In 1992, Bury was assigned full time coverage of Bill Clinton's Presidential campaign for World News Tonight, and was relocated to Nightline in Washington, D.C. after the inauguration where he continues to serve as correspondent.

Bury received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He is married to Catherine Catalane; they have two sons, Jack and Charles.

[edit] Awards

  • 5-time Emmy Award winner for his work on Nightline
  • Contributor to Nightline broadcasts, which earned two Peabody Awards
  • Recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award from Radio-Television News Directors Association for continuing coverage of the Whitewater story
  • Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Journalism School Award for Outstanding Television Reporting for a "World News Tonight" series on children in poverty
  • 2001 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Southern Illinois University