Jeff Pegues

Jeffrey Pegues is a journalist, author and former CBS News correspondent and former host of the CBS News Podcast America Changed Forever.

Pegues was named Chief National Affairs and Justice Correspondent in December 2021. He was named a Correspondent for CBS News on May 29, 2013.^[1] 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, Miami University of Ohio.^[2]

Prior to joining CBS News, Pegues was a reporter for WABC-TV in New York City. He received numerous Emmy Awards 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 Superstorm Sandy. As the storm crashed into New York City he reported on the rising flood water and spreading fires in Queens. In 2005, he reported on Hurricane Rita from Texas.

Prior to WABC-TV, Pegues was a reporter for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, where he earned Emmy Award nominations. At WSVN-TV, the Fox affiliate in Miami, Florida, he worked as an evening anchor. At the time, it was the top-rated evening newscast in that market.^[3] In 2004, Pegues covered both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention.

On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Pegues was laid off from CBS News after layoffs were announced by Paramount Global.