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  Lesley Stahl, - CBS News
Stahl's interviews with the families of the Duke Lacrosse players exonerated in a racial rape case and with Nancy Pelosi before she became the first woman to become speaker of the house were big scoops for 60 Minutes and CBS News.
In 1996, Stahl was awarded the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award, given by Quinnipiac College in Hamden, Conn., in recognition of her journalistic achievements.
Stahl was born Dec. 16, 1941, in Swampscott, Mass., and was graduated cum laude in 1963 from Wheaton College, where she served on the board of trustees.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/07/09/60minutes/bios/main13546.shtml   (711 words)

  
 Riley Institute
Stahl is currently co-editor and correspondent for CBS News' "60 Minutes" as well as anchor of "48 Hours Investigates." Prior to joining “60 Minutes,”; Stahl was CBS News White House correspondent during the Carter and Reagan administrations and part of the term of George H.W. Bush.
In a 90-minute talk Stahl recounted some of her most memorable assignments and injected her own commentary on the media's role in pressing current issues such as the upcoming presidential election and the shocking photos of prisoner abuse in Abu Ghraib in Iraq.
Stahl feared the backlash of the White House the next day; instead, phone calls of praise began to pour in from Reagan's administration thanking her for the "positive" newscast and free advertising the night before.
www.furman.edu /riley/conferences/04.0517.womenpolitics.stahl.htm   (819 words)

  
 UCLA Anderson School of Management | Gerald Loeb Awards | Lesley Stahl
Her interview of Al Gore, in which he said he would not run for president in 2004, was one of the major news stories of 2002.
Prior to joining 60 MINUTES, Stahl served as CBS News White House correspondent during the Carter and Reagan presidencies and part of the term of George Bush.
Stahl’s 60 MINUTES reports "How He Won the War," about former FDA Commissioner David Kessler's battle with the tobacco industry, and "Punishing Saddam," which exposed the plight of Iraqi citizens, mostly children, suffering the effects of the United Nations sanctions against Iraq, are some of her more recent Emmy winners.
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 Lifetimetv.com: Intimate Portrait
Lesley Stahl was born on December 16, 1941, in the seaside town of Swampscott, Massachusetts.
Lesley's childhood was happy and idyllic, but junior high and high school were difficult; college, she says, is where she was "born intellectually." At Wheaton College, in Norton, Massachusetts, Lesley majored in science; she graduated summa cum laude in 1963.
Lesley landed her first job in 1968, as a writer-researcher for the Nixon-McGovern presidential campaign, for NBC News.
www.lifetimetv.com /shows/ip/portraits/9913/9913_bio.html   (301 words)

  
 Lesley Stahl | NewsBusters.org
Pelosi was interviewed by Lesley Stahl, and while Stahl attempted to sound tough by noting that Pelosi’s rhetoric is part of the problem in terms of the tone in Washington, Pelosi was not challenged on issues important to voters.
Stahl noted that Pelosi represents one of the most liberal districts in the nation, but did not seem to cope with the fact that perhaps Pelosi fits her district as a liberal, failing to mention Pelosi’s 99% Americans for Democratic Action rating over the past five years.
However, what Stahl conveniently left out of her piece and failed to tell the viewing public, is that her “expert” J. Michael Bailey has been exposed and charged for “research misconduct” concerning the research he is best known for on transexuality.
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 Reporting Live, by Lesley Stahl - CJR, Jan/Feb 1999
Stahl relates how she and two other "affirmative action babies," Connie Chung and Bernard Shaw, were hired in 1972 to work in CBS's Washington bureau.
Stahl does find that Reagan was more involved in the writing of his own speeches than most of us realized, but that nugget hardly justifies page after page of presidential rehash.
Stahl's rise as a CBS journalist roughly coincided with CBS's decline from the Tiffany's to the K-Mart of broadcasting.
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 AJR - A Readable, Multifaceted Autobiography
Stahl has written a testament, instead, to disturbing changes in the news business, especially television, and characteristically she doesn't tiptoe around the point.
Stahl considers herself less flamboyant than some of her contemporaries (Sam Donaldson, for instance) and less glamorous than some female peers who pioneered alongside her (Diane Sawyer, for one), but when you think of it she has been a steady, friendly and capable companion through a lot of years and a wealth of news.
Stahl lays out everything from her complicated relationship with her mother (who warned her "never have children" and "bought my clothes until I was 30") to her husband Aaron Latham's excruciating battle with depression.
www.ajr.org /article_printable.asp?id=3333   (795 words)

  
 Lesley Stahl to Receive Marist College Lowell Thomas Award
Stahl is in her 13th year with the top-rated 60 Minutes and is known for her persistent and professional reporting.
"Lesley Stahl is a pioneer in journalism who has broken down barriers for women in her field and is a model for all aspiring reporters," said Marist College President Dennis J. Murray.
Stahl joined the 60 Minutes team in 1991 and is in her second season as anchor of 48 Hours Investigates.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-06-2004/0002267376&EDATE=   (449 words)

  
 Lesley Stahl   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lesley Stahl remembers a time when there weren’t many women in broadcast journalism.
Stahl said the abundance of media outlets and round-the-clock cable news systems have changed the face of journalism.
Stahl joked that she felt young around the group of older journalists.
www.jomc.unc.edu /carolinacommunicator/archives/january2002/stahl.html   (532 words)

  
 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra > Press Room > Press Releases
Lesley Stahl has been co-editor of 60 MINUTES since March 1991, and continues to bring her unique perspective to viewers around the world.
Stahl has a collection of Emmys for her interviews on Face the Nation, and now 60 MINUTES for her 1996 report, "How He Won the War" about former FDA Commissioner David Kessler’s battle with the tobacco industry.
Stahl was awarded the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award in 1996 given by Quinnipiac College in Hamden, Connecticut in recognition of her journalistic achievements.
www.baltimoresymphony.org /pressroom/pressreleases/view.asp?id=30000042   (788 words)

  
 Lesley Stahl
Stahl combined her work at the White House with her role as co-anchor of the weekly CBS News late night broadcast America Tonight, from its premiere on October 1, 1990 to March 29, 1991.
Stahl, one of the most experienced journalists In network television, has covered stories ranging from Watergate to the attempt on President Reagan's life in 1981.
Stahl served as Washington co-anchor of the CBS Morning News from October 1977 to December1978.
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 Lesley Stahl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lesley R. Stahl (born December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American television journalist.
Stahl was the moderator of Face the Nation between September 1983 and May 1991, and from 2002 to 2004, Stahl hosted 48 Hours Investigates.
In 2002, Stahl made headlines when Al Gore appeared on 60 Minutes and revealed for the first time that he would not run for president again in 2004.
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 Furman: Engaged Learning at a Leading Liberal Arts University
Stahl is currently co-editor and correspondent for CBS News' "60 Minutes" as well as anchor of "48 Hours Investigates." She has also been awarded numerous Emmy Awards for her interviews on "Face the Nation" and was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy.
Stahl recalled a live interview she conducted with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after the capture of Saddam Hussein late last year.
Stahl noted that Rumsfeld was "indignant and annoyed" when she asked if torture would be used on Hussein.
www.furman.edu /press/pressarchive.cfm?ID=1957   (1039 words)

  
 Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Lesley Stahl
Lesley Stahl is co-editor of 60 minutes and the 1995-96 season marks her fifth on the broadcast.
Stahl combined her work at the White House with her role as co-anchor of the weekly CBS News late night broadcast America Tonight, from its premiere on October 1, 1990 to March 29,1991.
Stahl served as Washington coanchor of the CBS Morning News from October 1977 to December 1978.
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 CBS News "60 Minutes" October 3, 1993 'North of the Border' Lesley Stahl, reporting
LESLEY STAHL: Those who oppose NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, argue that it will encourage American companies to go south of the border to replace American workers with cheap, foreign labor.
STAHL: that there is a deliberate attempt here to--to take the Americans off the payroll and bring in someone who they'll pay half or less than half.
STAHL: (Voiceover) But the biggest joke of all may be the section of the law requiring that these foreign workers be paid the prevailing wage--just what an American would make for the same job.
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 CBS News | Lesley Stahl | September 29, 2005 14:30:28
Stahl’s exclusive 60 Minutes interviews with former Bush administration officials Paul O’Neill and Richard Clarke ranked among the biggest news stories of 2004.
Stahl’s 60 Minutes reports "How He Won the War," about former FDA Commissioner David Kessler's battle with the tobacco industry, and "Punishing Saddam," which exposed the plight of Iraqi citizens, mostly children, suffering the effects of the United Nations sanctions against Iraq, were both Emmy winners.
Stahl graduated cum laude in 1963 from Wheaton College, where she serves on the board of trustees.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/07/09/60minutes/main13546.shtml   (574 words)

  
 MTR | She Made It | Lesley Stahl
Stahl’s career took off that summer in the 1970s when as a rookie at CBS News, she was asked to cover the minor break-in at a Washington hotel, and it has hit numerous peaks since, including being the first woman to report live on a presidential election night.
Her office was adjacent to the pressroom, and her exposure to the fast-paced environment fueled an unexpected desire in Stahl to become a journalist.
Stahl’s years in Washington have taught her several things: “Television had become the center of campaigning and governing but also of diplomacy and decision making.
www.shemadeit.org /meet/biography.aspx?m=104   (1198 words)

  
 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2003580298   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In this celebrity-filled, anecdote-packed memoir, Lesley Stahl tells how she has kept her focus -- and her sense of humor -- through all of this success.
While Stahl cut her teeth on Washington political reporting, cultivating sources and gradually building a reputation as a "scoopster" during Watergate, she learned to overcome the stigma of affirmative action.
Stahl also describes the ups and downs of network television news as competition from cable began to siphon off the audience.
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 EAT THE PRESS: You Can't Always Get What You Want by Kirsten Anderberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Stahl actually pressed for the view that the upscale family gal Aicklen should get into UT due to her grades, SATs, and her family privilege, since her family went there.
Apparently Lesley Stahl felt interviewing one of the few Hispanic students, compared to the large group of white students that entered on the 10% plan, had some purpose.
All I learned from this interview was how class and race insulated Lesley Stahl is, and how afraid white upscale families are of actual competition within their ranks by people of color who are seriously smarter and harder workers than they are.
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 Kentucky Derby Festival:: News Room
Stahl will address more than 2,000 Festival supporters and patrons in attendance for this grand community tradition, which begins at 11:30 AM in the Grand Ballroom of the Galt House East, site of the festive affair since 1974.
Stahl is also only the third female speaker since the tradition of a keynote address was added in 1974.
Said Derby Festival President and CEO Mike Berry: “Lesley Stahl has been a fixture in the national media for many years and we’re very excited to have her as this year’s keynote speaker”.
www.kdf.org /news/news.asp?ID=586   (482 words)

  
 The Daily Show: Lesley Stahl - TV.com
Episode Number: 533 Season Num: 6 First Aired: Monday January 14, 2002 Prod Code: 6080
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Tell the world what you think of Lesley Stahl, write a review for this episode.
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 The Atlantic's cover shows the schoolboy level to which our discourse has fallen.
During the 1984 presidential campaign, Stahl aired a lengthy report on the CBS Evening News; it was broadly critical of President Reagan.
STAHL (page 210): I knew the piece would have an impact, if only because it was so long: five minutes and 40 seconds, practically a documentary in Evening News terms.
Stahl's critical report about President Reagan had been accompanied by generally upbeat visuals.
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 The Blog | Mona Gable: Is Lesley Stahl A Good Mother? | The Huffington Post
Lesley Stahl was interviewing the 40-something actress, the hook being Huffman's astonishing rise from anonymity to fame.
Stahl is really lucky she didn't say such a thing to me. I would have bitch slapped her and that spikey, frozen hairdo of hers would have had some patches missing when I got finished with her.
Leslie Stahl was being a typical Stepford Slave Doll bringing Huffman's kids and her motherhood up in the interview and pretty much putting Ms.
www.huffingtonpost.com /mona-gable/is-lesley-stahl-a-good-mo_b_14050.html   (2131 words)

  
 Lesley Stahl doesn't understand "fair and balanced" -- does anybody in the news media? | media girl ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I'm not at all a fan of Lou Dobbs, but I was quite shocked to see Lesley Stahl get up on her high horse, criticizing Dobbs for not being "fair and balanced."
That has to be part of what a journalist is, is fair and balanced," Stahl remarks.
And judging by Lesley Stahl's performance tonight on 60 Minutes, they're still pretty damned proud of themselves.
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 PressThink: "Nobody heard what you said." Lesley Stahl's Fable About Reagan and the Press.
When I have heard Stahl rehearse it out loud, she usually says to the White House official who is calling to “congratulate” her, not just “come again?” but, “come on, that was a tough piece.” That little protest, from the self-respecting journalist inside, adds something essential, I feel.
Stahl makes the point that even though she knew it would undermine her analysis, she herself could not pass up the glossy visuals provided by the White House.
Stahl's error was to believe that a mere ideological critique of Reagan could be effective.
www.journalism.nyu.edu /pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2004/06/09/reagan_words.html   (16170 words)

  
 Reporting Live - Lesley Stahl
In this celebrity-filled, anecdote-packed memoir, Lesley Stahl tells how she has kept her focus -- and her sense of humor -- through all of this success.
While Stahl cut her teeth on Washington political reporting, cultivating sources and gradually building a reputation as a "scoopster" during Watergate, she learned to overcome the stigma of affirmative action.
Stahl also describes the ups and downs of network television news as competition from cable began to siphon off the audience.
www.audiobooksonline.com /shopsite/0671579002.html   (284 words)

  
 GreenvilleOnline.com - Stahl questions doubt she cast on Iraqi weapons denials   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl describes an encounter she had while interviewing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield for '60 Minutes.' Staff/Owen Riley Jr.
While she's had journalistic victories, Stahl said Monday that she made a mistake in her pre-war reporting on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
Stahl, a CBS news correspondent and co-editor of "60 Minutes," said she was hired by CBS in 1972, the year affirmative action passed.
greenvilleonline.com /news/2004/05/17/2004051731566.htm   (513 words)

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