Jeff Glor Biography

Fast Facts

• The "Syracuse New Times" named him "Best Male News Anchor" during his time in New York
• Attended Syracuse University and graduated magna cum laude in 1997 with a degree in journalism from the S․I․ Newhouse School of Public Communications and a degree in economics from the College of Arts and Sciences
• Started his journalism career while he was still in college, working as a news writer for a Syracuse, N․Y․, television station
• While embedded with U․S․ soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq, he conducted an interview with Gen․ David Petraeus
• Joined CBS News as a national correspondent in 2007 and rose to Special Correspondent for "CBS This Morning" in 2011 and anchor of the Sunday edition of the "CBS Evening News" in 2012
• After Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake in 2010, he was one of the first journalists on the ground
• Contributed research and writing to "The Legal Handbook for N․Y․ State Journalists․"