Jeffrey Pegues is a

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correspondent, author and host of the CBS News Podcast America Changed Forever. Pegues is based in Washington, D.C., where he reports for all CBS News platforms. Pegues was named Chief National Affairs and Justice Correspondent in December 2021. He was named a Correspondent for CBS News on May 29, 2013. Four months into his tenure, he became CBS News' Transportation Correspondent. In late 2014, he was promoted to CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent, one of the most challenging and high-profile beats in network news. In May 2019, Pegues was the commencement speaker and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater,

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of Ohio. Prior to joining CBS News, Pegues was a reporter for

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in New York City. He received numerous

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during his nearly ten-year run (2003-2013) at WABC-TV. Pegues is credited with bringing the story of David Goldman and his international fight for his son into the headlines. Pegues has also been recognized for his outstanding reporting at the height of

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. As the storm crashed into

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he reported on the rising flood water and spreading fires in

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. In 2005, he reported on

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from Texas. Prior to

, Pegues was a reporter for

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, where he earned

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nominations. At

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, the Fox affiliate in

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, he worked as an evening anchor. At the time, it was the top-rated evening newscast in that market. In 2004, Pegues covered both the

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and the

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Early life

Born in 1970 in

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, Pegues spent part of his childhood in Westport, Connecticut.

Personal life

Pegues, who is divorced, currently resides in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of

in Oxford, Ohio, where he was an all-state track star and an all-conference football player. He was a starting wide receiver, and earlier in his career, a back-up to

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legend Milt Stegall. He was crowned Homecoming King in his senior year of high school. Pegues lives with

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, a neurological condition that causes his voice to sound strained.

Awards

Pegues is the recipient of three Emmy Awards. In 2013, he received the ''

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'' from the

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(SPJ) for excellence in

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. He received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Miami University in May 2019.

Books

His first book, ''Black and Blue: Inside the Divide between the Police and Black America'', explores the longstanding rift between local law enforcement and people of color. ''Black and Blue'' was published in May 2017 by Prometheus Books. Pegues' second book is about the Russian hacking of the 2016 election. ''Kompromat: How Russia Undermined American Democracy'' was published by Prometheus Books in July 2018.

References

External links

WABC-TV Jeffrey Pegues Bio

CBS News Jeff Pegues Bio

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