Jonathan Emil Vigliotti (born March 20, 1983) is an American reporter for CBS News since May 2015. He been a national correspondent based in

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since March 2019 and was a

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-based foreign correspondent from 2015 to 2019. His reports can be seen regularly on the network's news programs, and affiliate service Newspath. Previously he worked for

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and contributed to ''

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Early life and education

Born in Mount Kisco, New York, Vigliotti grew up in

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. He graduated from Fordham University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications.

Career

While a student, Vigliotti reported and anchored news updates for NPR affiliate WFUV and interned at ABC's 20/20. Before joining CBS News, he reported and anchored at KJCT-TV (ABC) in Grand Junction, Colorado, WTMJ (NBC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and WNBC in New York City. He has also contributed reports for Current TV, the New York Times' Travel Section, and the

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on Crisis Reporting. During his career he has covered a wide range of stories including the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Sandy, the Newtown school shooting, Boston Marathon bombing, ongoing search for MH370 and the Paris terrorist attack.

Awards and honors

He has received one national Emmy Award and 6 regional Emmy awards, including "Best On-Camera Talent" for his 2011 investigation into the online gun trade and "Breaking News" for his field reporting during

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in 2013. He received two Edward R. Murrow awards, and three

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awards for his reporting and breaking news coverage.

Personal life

Vigliotti married Iván Carrillo in 2017.

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