Jeff Glor
Birth Name:
Jeffrey T. Glor
Birth Place:
Tonawanda, New York, United States
Profession
Actor
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
- After Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake in 2010, he was one of the first journalists on the ground
- 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
- Contributed research and writing to "The Legal Handbook for N․Y․ State Journalists․"
Awards
- 2011Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast:Winner
- 2019Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast:Nominated