Lesley Stahl
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| Born | December 16, 1941 Lynn, Massachusetts, United States  |
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| Occupation | News Reporter |
| Known for | 60 Minutes |
Lesley R. Stahl (born December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American television journalist. As of 2007, she has reported for CBS on 60 Minutes for nearly 16 seasons.
A graduate of Wheaton College, her career received a running start from her coverage of the Watergate affair. She went on to become White House correspondent during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Stahl was the moderator of Face the Nation between September 1983 and May 1991, and from 2002 - 2004, Stahl hosted 48 Hours Investigates. In 2002, Stahl made headlines when Al Gore appeared on 60 Minutes and revealed for the first time that he would not run for president again in 2004. In October 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, stood up and walked away from an interview with Stahl, because she insisted on asking him about his relationship with his soon-to-be estranged spouse[1].
She has written one book, Reporting Live, which was published in 1999.
In 1977, Stahl married author Aaron Latham. The couple currently lives in New York.
When Katie Couric was hired, CBS News asked Stahl to reduce her salary by $500,000 to accommodate Couric's salary, bringing her salary to $1.8 million. [1][2]
Stahl lost over $100,000 in jewelry and electronics after her New York City apartment was burglarized in January 2008. [3]
She received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Colgate University in 2008.[2]
She received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Loyola College in Maryland in 2008.
[edit] References
- Stahl, Lesley. "Reporting Live" (1999) memoir by TV news reporter
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