Kimberly Dozier

Kimberly Dozier (born July 6 1966) is a reporter and correspondent for CBS News. She holds both American and British citizenship. She was stationed in Baghdad as the chief reporter in Iraq for CBS News for nearly three years prior to being critically wounded on May 29 2006.

Biography

Dozier was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, North America, to Tom and Marian Marquette.

Dozier attended St. Timothy's School (an all-girls boarding school) in Stevenson, Maryland. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College (1987) and a master's degree from the University of Virginia (1993).

Career

From 1988 through 1991, Dozier served as a Washington, D.C.-based reporter for "The Energy Daily", "New Technology Week", and "Environment Week", covering Congressional policy and industry regulation.

From 1992 through 1995, while living in Cairo, Dozier did freelance work for the CBS Radio Network, "Christian Science Monitor" Radio, and Voice of America, as well as writing for "The Washington Post" and the "San Francisco Chronicle".

From 1996 through 1998, Dozier was an anchor for BBC Radio World Service’s "World Update", an hour-long, live foreign affairs broadcast, among other programs.

From 1996 through 2002, Dozier served as the London bureau chief and chief European correspondent for CBS Radio News and as a reporter for CBS News television. Her assignments included the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the crisis and refugee exodus in the Balkans, Vladimir Putin’s election, the death of Princess Diana, Northern Ireland's peace process and the Khobar barracks bombing in Dhahran. Dozier has interviewed dozens of newsmakers, including Gerry Adams and Yasser Arafat. In addition to her work for CBS Radio News, she also reported for the "CBS Evening News", "CBS Evening News" weekend editions, "The Early Show", and the CBS Network's 24-hour news service.

From February 2002 through August 2003, Dozier was the chief correspondent for WCBS-TV New York’s Middle East bureau in Jerusalem, where she covered the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the war in Iraq, before being reassigned to Baghdad.

Dozier has received three American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) Gracie Awards (2000, 2001, 2002) for her radio reports on Mideast violence, Kosovo, and the Afghan war.

Injury in Iraq

Dozier was seriously injured in Iraq on May 29 2006 in a car bomb attack that killed an American soldier, an Iraqi translator, and CBS crewmembers Paul Douglas (Cameraman) and James Brolan (Sound Technician). [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml Iraqi PM Appeals For Reconciliation, But Bloodshed Surges, Raising Bagdad's Death Toll To 180 In 4 Days - CBS News ] ] She was transferred to Germany for further treatment. On June 7 2006, she returned to the United States for further treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. It is expected that she will have to undergo months of physical training before her recovery is complete.

Dozier has undergone two major surgeries since the bombing on May 29 2006. Doctors have removed shrapnel from her head, but say the worst injuries are to her lower body. Dozier was treated at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, which is the U.S. military's largest overseas hospital. Although she was unable to speak due to a respirator, she was able to write to communicate; the first question she asked was about the crew. On the June 1 2006 broadcast of the CBS Evening News, her parents said on the air that she appeared very troubled when told that her fellow crewmembers had died. Her parents also said that doctors had mentioned that she would probably need metal rods placed in her legs. CBS showed pictures of two flag-draped coffins holding the bodies of the two dead CBS journalists, which were being transported back to England, and broadcast reactions of their friends there. According to CBS, all three journalists were riding in an armored Humvee and are believed to have been wearing protective gear. CBS news attributes Kimberly's survival so far to her wearing such protection . The same broadcast mentioned that a wounded American soldier who had been interviewed by Kimberly had come by to give his purple heart to her, because he felt that she was as much a part of the effort in Iraq as he was. [ [http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4979131&nav=0nqx KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana |Our Apologies ] ]

Coincidentally, in April 2004, Dozier had been featured in a "USA Today" article on the safety of journalists covering the Iraq War. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2004-04-13-media-mix_x.htm USATODAY.com - Story in Iraq: Fear for safety ] ] On the CBS Evening News the day of the event, Bob Schieffer reported that the news crew was working on a story of which the subject was how Memorial Day "is like any other day" in Iraq.

In April 2008 Dozier was awarded a Peabody award for "CBS News Sunday Morning: The Way Home", a piece in which she reported the story of two women veterans who lost limbs in Iraq. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/02/AR2008040201539.html?hpid=moreheadlines]

Book

Dozier wrote a book, "Breathing the Fire, Fighting to Report-and Survive-the War in Iraq", which chronicles both her physical and emotional recovery from the IED explosion on Memorial Day 2006 in Iraq. "Breathing the Fire was" published in May 2008. In the book, Dozier pieces together her own memories of the explosion and recovery with reports from her doctors, nurses, family members and even rescuers about her condition. Dozier presents an account of what it is like to report in a war zone, feel the pain and guilt of losing her friends and co-workers and to make the transformation from technically dead to walking without a limp. Notable authors and reporters have given the book rave reviews including Dan Rather, Lee Woodruff, Leslie Stahl, David Martin and Walter Cronkite.

References

External links

* [http://imdb.com/name/nm1527555/ Kimberly Dozier] at the Internet Movie Database
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