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Brian Ross Biography

Birth Name:Brian Elliot Ross

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Producer, Writer, Director

Fast Facts

He and his team won an Edward R․ Murrow award for a report on auto company CEOs who arrived in Washington to ask for public money on private jets
His reporting on the Mark Foley congressional page scandal won him such honors as a Peabody Award, a USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Aware, an IRE Award and the 2007 National Headliner Award for Television Affiliated Online Journalism
His undercover investigation into retail pharmacy errors in large drug store chains resulted in a 2007 Edward R․ Murrow award for investigative reporting
In 1971, he started his career reporting for KWWL-TV in Waterloo, Iowa
Known for investigative reporting aimed at exposing government corruption, changing domestic laws and prompting international reform
Rose to the title the Chief Investigative Correspondent of ABC News
Wrote a New York Times best seller called "The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth" based on his investigations into the 2008 Bernard Madoff scandal

Awards

1999Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments: nominated
2000Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments: nominated
2001Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments: nominated
2001Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments: nominated
2004Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2005Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
2005Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2007Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2008Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2008Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2010Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: winner
2012Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2013Emmy-Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2015Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Hard News Report in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Morning Program: nominated