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'''Victoria Corderi''' (born 1957) is an American journalist and recipient of three national news [[Emmy Awards|Emmys]] and a [[Peabody Awards|George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism]]. She is also a 1997 recipient of the [[Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association)|Edward R. Murrow Award]] for [[investigative journalism]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Victoria Corderi joined NBC News in 1994 as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. Before that, she was with CBS News for seven years, where she served as a correspondent for the newsmagazines 48 Hours and Street Stories. During her first three years at the network, she covered Central America for the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, and during her last year, she served as a news anchor for the CBS Morning News. |
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Corderi, who is [[Cuban Americans|Cuban-American]], graduated from [[St. Bonaventure University]] in 1979 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in journalism.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Garza |first=Melita Marie |date=1992-09-20 |title=Getting her due; Hispanic reporter Victoria Corderi speaks for cultural diversity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-getting-her-due-hispani/140866629/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=90 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She is married and has four children. |
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==Career== |
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For her work at 48 Hours, Corderi won three national news Emmys and a George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism. She also received the Las Primeras Award for being one of the first Hispanic network anchors, and she has been named to the Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans. In 1997, she received an Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative journalism for a report on contaminated mattresses. |
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Corderi was a reporter with ''[[The Miami News]]'', a defunct afternoon newspaper. She then began as a reporter for [[WPLG]]-TV in Miami in 1982. |
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Corderi covered the 1985 8.0 magnitude [[earthquake]] in Chile for [[CBS News]]. At CBS, she served as a correspondent for the [[news magazine]]s ''48 Hours'' and ''Street Stories'' and as [[News presenter|news anchor]] for the ''[[CBS Morning News]]'',<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1990-07-26 |title=Victoria Corderi new CBS morning news anchor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-victoria-corderi-ne/140867648/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |pages=46 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> as well as anchoring ''CBS Newsbreaks'' in between programming. |
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She began her television career in 1982 as a reporter for WPLG-TV in Miami, where she covered politics and federal agencies. Before that, Corderi was a reporter with the Miami News, the city's afternoon daily newspaper. |
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In September 1992, Corderi was hired by [[WABC-TV]]. She was brought in to be the co-anchor for the station's freshly launched midday ''Eyewitness News'' broadcast alongside morning co-anchor and future Fox News contributor [[E.D. Hill]] and to serve as a reporter for other newscasts. Corderi's tenure there was a short one, as she was only at WABC for eighteen months. |
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She graduated magna cum laude from St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. She and her husband live with their four children in Suburband, Maryland. |
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Corderi was employed at [[NBC News]] starting in 1994 as a correspondent for ''[[Dateline NBC]]'', initially under a novel job-sharing arrangement with fellow reporter Lisa Rudolph.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shister |first=Gail |date=1994-01-26 |title=The mother of all deals: NBC allows job-sharing for 2 reporters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-the-mother-of/140867320/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |pages=41 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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Corderi is a recipient of the Las Primeras Award for being one of the first Hispanic network anchors. She is listed in ''Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans''. She is also a recipient of the [[Gerald Loeb Award]] bestowed by the [[UCLA Anderson School of Management]]. She has received three national news [[Emmy Awards|Emmys]] and a [[Peabody Awards|George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism]].<ref name=":0" /> She is also a 1997 recipient of the [[Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association)|Edward R. Murrow Award]] for [[investigative journalism]]. |
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 6 March 2024
Victoria Corderi (born 1957) is an American journalist and recipient of three national news Emmys and a George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism. She is also a 1997 recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative journalism.
Early life
[edit]Corderi, who is Cuban-American, graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism.[1] She is married and has four children.
Career
[edit]Corderi was a reporter with The Miami News, a defunct afternoon newspaper. She then began as a reporter for WPLG-TV in Miami in 1982.
Corderi covered the 1985 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Chile for CBS News. At CBS, she served as a correspondent for the news magazines 48 Hours and Street Stories and as news anchor for the CBS Morning News,[1][2] as well as anchoring CBS Newsbreaks in between programming.
In September 1992, Corderi was hired by WABC-TV. She was brought in to be the co-anchor for the station's freshly launched midday Eyewitness News broadcast alongside morning co-anchor and future Fox News contributor E.D. Hill and to serve as a reporter for other newscasts. Corderi's tenure there was a short one, as she was only at WABC for eighteen months.
Corderi was employed at NBC News starting in 1994 as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, initially under a novel job-sharing arrangement with fellow reporter Lisa Rudolph.[3]
Corderi is a recipient of the Las Primeras Award for being one of the first Hispanic network anchors. She is listed in Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans. She is also a recipient of the Gerald Loeb Award bestowed by the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She has received three national news Emmys and a George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Journalism.[1] She is also a 1997 recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative journalism.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Garza, Melita Marie (1992-09-20). "Getting her due; Hispanic reporter Victoria Corderi speaks for cultural diversity". Chicago Tribune. p. 90. Retrieved 2024-02-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victoria Corderi new CBS morning news anchor". Reno Gazette-Journal. 1990-07-26. p. 46. Retrieved 2024-02-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shister, Gail (1994-01-26). "The mother of all deals: NBC allows job-sharing for 2 reporters". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-02-13 – via Newspapers.com.