Anthony Mason

Birth Name:

Anthony Mason

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New York, United States

His work on the story about the collapse of communist governments in Easter Europe won CBS News the Alfred I․ DuPont-Columbia University Journalism Award
In 1985, he won the New York Associated Press award for General Excellence of Individual Reporting on Vietnam veterans
Profiled over 40 crime writers over a decade, a project for which he won the Raven award from the Mystery Writers of America
Won the Pennsylvania Associated Press Award for best feature story while working for WCAU-TV
Earned his B․A․ in English with a minor in government from Georgetown University in 1980
In 1980, he was hired as a general assignment and political reporter for KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Okla․, his first job in broadcast journalism
Has made frequent contributions of cultural stories to "CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood․"
Has reported from over 30 countries including Russia and the United Kingdom
Started working for CBS News as a reporter in 1986 and rose to the rank of senior business and economics correspondent and co-host of "CBS This Morning: Saturday․"
Was the first journalist to report on the exodus of East German refugees through Hungary in 1989

1998Emmy - General Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story - Segments:Nominated
2003Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story:Nominated
2009Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
2011Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
2013Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Morning Program:Winner
2013Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Winner
2015Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Morning Program:Winner
2017Emmy - Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report:Nominated
2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Morning Program:Winner

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