Melissa McDermott is a former reporter for

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. She is best known for being an anchor of the overnight CBS newscast, ''

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''.

Biography

Melissa McDermott is the daughter of Country Music Disc Jockey's Hall of Fame member and longtime

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media personality "Ol' Mike" Oatman. She graduated from the

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with a

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degree in broadcast

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from the William Allen White School of Journalism and received her master's degree in Psychology from Pace University in New York. She worked as the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor at KAYS-TV (now

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) in

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. She worked at

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, initially going by the name of Melissa Beck. She and her ex-husband,

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, were named co-anchors at KSNW. McDermott later worked as 6 p.m. anchor and won several awards as an investigative reporter at

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. From 2000 through March, 2006, Melissa McDermott anchored CBS's overnight newscast, ''

''. McDermott now lives in the New York City area and is working on a number of documentaries. She has two children. Melissa worked as a clinician at St Christopher.inc in Dobbs Ferry NY, and helping at-risk youth and their families prepare for their lives ahead.

Accomplishments

Melissa McDermott has covered presidential campaigns, the Oklahoma City bombing, and other events. She has received many awards; including a national and two regional

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awards, the SPJ Dateline Award, three Heartland Emmy Awards, an Ohio State Award, a National AP Award, a National Iris Award, and an Emmy Award.

References

External links

Melissa McDermott's CBS News biography
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