Cynthia McFadden

Birth Name:

Cynthia McFadden

Birth Place:

Lewiston, Maine, United States

Profession

Actress

Often contributes to the efforts of various non-profit organizations raising awareness for Crohn's disease, as she herself is a sufferer
Once served on the board of the International Women's Media Foundation
After graduating from Maine's Bowdoin College in 1978, she would later attend Columbia Law
Immediately after graduating from law school, she would serve as a producer for a series of seminars at Columbia that were also broadcast on PBS, thus her first work in television
Joined ABC's "Primetime" in 1996 and would eventually earn a spot as anchor by 2004 alongside one-time hosts, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir
Joined Courtroom Television it's inaugural year in 1991 and would later leave in 1994 for ABC News, serving as the network's chief legal correspondent during the O․J․ Simpson trial
She served as the executrix for longtime friend's Katharine Hepburn's estate following her death in 2003

2001Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments:Nominated
2001Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments:Nominated
2007Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
2013Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
2013Emmy - Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Nominated
2018Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated

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