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Scott Pelley | |
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Born | Scott Cameron Pelley July 28, 1957 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Education | Coronado High School (Lubbock, Texas) |
Alma mater | Texas Tech University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1975–present |
Notable credit(s) | 60 Minutes CBS Evening News |
Spouse |
Jane Boone (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
Scott Cameron Pelley (born July 28, 1957) is an American journalist and author who has been a correspondent and anchor for CBS News for more than 31 years. Pelley is the author of the 2019 book, Truth Worth Telling, and a correspondent for the CBS News magazine 60 Minutes. Pelley served as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2011 to 2017, a period in which the broadcast added more than a million and a half viewers, achieving its highest ratings in more than a decade.[1] Pelley served as CBS News’s chief White House correspondent from 1997 to 1999.