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Scott Pelley Biography

Birth Name:Scott Cameron Pelley

Birth Place:San Antonio, Texas, United States

Fast Facts

Inducted into the Texas Tech University alumni Hall of Fame and serves on the university board's School of Mass Communications
Serves on the board of directors of the International Rescue Committee
His work has received five Edward R․ Murrow awards, three George Foster Peabody awards, two Alfred I․ DuPont-Columbia Silver Batons and a George Polk award
Attended Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, and graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in journalism
Before finding success as a producer and reporter for WFAA-TV, KXAS-TV and KSEL-TV in Texas, Pelley began his journalism career working as a copy boy at the age of 15
Despite his coverage of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Pelley is most well known for his interview with C․I․A․ director George Tenet, who broke his silence about September 11th
Served as a correspondent for CBS news based in Dallas, was assigned to the 1992 presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton and Ross Perot, and became chief White House correspondent
In the 1990s, was the first to report that Monica Lewinsky had become a witness in the investigation conducted by the Office of the Independent Counsel, and reported on the impeachment of President Clinton
His two interviews with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about the Great Recession was the first time in decades that a current chairman allowed an interview
In 1999, left his job as a White House correspondent to join "60 Minutes II․"

Awards

2000Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Segments: nominated
2001Emmy-Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Segments: nominated
2001Emmy-Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming - Segments: winner
2003Emmy-Outstanding Interpretation and/or Analysis of a Business News Story: nominated
2003Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2004Emmy-Outstanding Interview: winner
2005Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2005Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2005WGA Award (TV)-News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary: winner
2006Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2006Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: winner
2007Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2008Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
2008Emmy-Outstanding Interview: winner
2008Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
2008Emmy-Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming: nominated
2008Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2008Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story - News Magazines: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Interpretation or Analysis of a Business News Story - News Magazines: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Interpretation or Analysis of a Business News Story - News Magazines: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story - News Magazines: winner
2009Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2009Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2010Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2010Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2010Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: nominated
2011Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2011Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2011Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: winner
2011Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: winner
2011Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2011Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: winner
2012Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: winner
2012Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: winner
2012Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: nominated
2012Edward R. Murrow Award-Edward R. Murrow Award: winner
2013Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2013Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: winner
2013Emmy-Outstanding Interview: winner
2013Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2013Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing: nominated
2013WGA Award (TV)-News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary: nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: winner
2014Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Sports Journalism: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: winner
2015Emmy-Outstanding Writing: winner
2015Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
2015Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: winner
2015Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine: winner
2015Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2015Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2015WGA Award (TV)-News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary: winner
2016Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Writing: winner
2016Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Best Report in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2016Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2017Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Best Story in a Newsmagazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing: winner
2017Emmy-Outstanding Edited Interview: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2017Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2018Emmy-Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report: winner
2018Emmy-Best Story in a Newsmagazine: winner
2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing: winner
2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing: nominated
2019Emmy-Outstanding Writing: winner
2019Emmy-Best Story in a Newsmagazine: winner
2019Emmy-Best Story in a Newsmagazine: nominated
2019Emmy-Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report: nominated
2019Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2019Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine: winner
2019Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2022WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: winner
2022WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: winner
2022WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Regularly Scheduled, Bulletin, or Breaking Report: nominated
2023WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: nominated
2023WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: nominated
2023WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: winner
2024WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: nominated
2024WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: winner
2025WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: nominated
2025WGA Award (TV)-News Script – Analysis, Feature, or Commentary: winner