Cami McCormick at Resolute Support media briefing

Cami McCormick (born November 5, 1961) is a radio journalist for

CBS News CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS. It is headquartered in New York City. CBS News television programs include ''CBS Evening News'', ''CBS Mornings'', news magazine programs ''CBS News Sunday Morn ...

who previously worked for

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. She was injured in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

on August 28, 2009, when the vehicle in which she was traveling was hit by an

improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional warfare, conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached t ...

Professional career

McCormick worked in the 1980s and early 1990s as a morning news broadcaster on

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(B-97FM) in

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with "Cajun" Ken Cooper, then later with Walton and Johnson in the mornings. In 1991, McCormick moved to

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

in hopes of becoming a foreign correspondent. While there, McCormick initially did radio spots for the

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, and eventually got the opportunity to put together morning programming for a new radio station in Moscow. In early 1992, the show—titled "Moscow in the Morning"—went on the air on Radio Maximum, with McCormick and fellow American Charles Bornstein as co-hosts. The three-hour show was the first English-language radio program in Russia. The program was not designed as a moneymaker; instead, it was created as a way to promote the station and attract new advertisers. "We always understood that it would not last forever," McCormick told

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in 1994. "It was not put on the air to make money." The show ended on July 9, 1994. From 1994 until 1998, McCormick worked for

as a reporter, writer, producer and anchor. In September 1998, McCormick joined

as a New York-based radio anchor and as a radio correspondent. In her career, McCormick has been awarded six Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Injury in Afghanistan in 2009

On August 28, 2009, McCormick was injured while in

reporting for CBS News. McCormick was traveling in a vehicle with members of the United States Army when their vehicle was hit by an

(IED). She was initially treated at a field hospital, where she underwent surgery to stabilize her condition. McCormick then was taken to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for additional treatment. An American serviceman was killed in the same explosion. She has since returned to reporting for CBS news. Since returning to work Cami has covered both the State Department and the Pentagon.

References

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Professional career

Injury in Afghanistan in 2009

See also

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