Erin F. Moriarty (born April 6, 1952) is an American television news reporter and correspondent. She works as a correspondent for '' 48 Hours Mystery''. She has won national Emmy Awards several times.

Early life

Moriarty attended

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in Columbus, Ohio, and is a

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graduate of

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, where she was also a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma and was selected to

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National College Senior Honor Society. She received a J.D. degree from

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and is licensed to practice law in

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, and

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Career

In 1979-1980, Moriarty worked as a reporter for a Columbus-based

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affiliate

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. She also cohosted the local

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program with Steve Shannon at WCMH-TV. In 1980-1982 for the Baltimore-based

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(at the time, ABC) affiliate

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and in 1982-1983, for CBS affiliate WJKW-TV in Cleveland. From 1983-86, Moriarty served as a consumer reporter for

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. In 1986, she joined CBS News where she has served as a consumer correspondent for ''

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'' and the ''

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''. In 1990, she joined the CBS News program '' 48 Hours'' as a correspondent. Moriarty has collaborated with colleague

Nancy Giles Nancy Giles (born July 17, 1960) is an American actress and commentator, perhaps best known for her appearances in the series ''China Beach'' and on ''CBS News Sunday Morning''. Early life Nancy Giles was born in New York City, the daughter of ...

on two weekly public-affairs radio series under the Giles and Moriarty banner, one for

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in Philadelphia in 2003-04 and another for Greenstone Media in 2007. Both shows were produced at the facilities of the

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. In 2008, Moriarty co-authored "Death of a Dream" with Paul LaRosa, a CBS News producer. The book examines the 2005 murder of dancer Catherine Woods in New York, and the subsequent trial and conviction of Paul Cortez. She has also been seen narrating recent episodes of ''48 Hours Mystery''.

Awards

* 9-time national Emmy Award winner * Recipient of the 2001 Overseas Press Club Award * 2-time winner of the Association of Women in Radio and Television Gracie Allen Award * Top 100 Award from Irish Magazine honoree * Recipient of the Outstanding Consumer Media Service Award presented by the Consumer Federation of America * Recipient of the Crime Hottie Award presented by True Crime Uncensored.

Personal life

Moriarty lives in

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with her husband, who is also an attorney, and their son.

References

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