Lesley Stahl

Lesley Stahl

Infobox Person


image_size = 150px
name = Lesley Stahl
birth_date = birth date and age|1941|12|16
birth_place = Lynn, Massachusetts, United States flagicon|USA
known_for = 60 Minutes
occupation = News Reporter

Lesley Rene Stahl (born December 16, 1941) is an American television journalist. As of 2008, she has reported for CBS on "60 Minutes" for 19 seasons.

Biography

Personal life

Stahl was born in Lynn, Massachusetts of Jewish heritage, the daughter of Dorothy J. (née Tishler), and Louis E. Stahl, a food company executive. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20069431,00.html] http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Lesley-Stahl.html] [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E7D81738F932A3575AC0A962958260] In 1977, Stahl married author Aaron Latham. The couple currently lives in New York.

Stahl lost over $100,000 in jewelry and electronics after her New York City apartment was burglarized in January 2008. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/02012008/news/regionalnews/60_mins__robbery_715239.htm]

Career

A graduate of Wheaton College, her career received a running start from her coverage of the Watergate affair. Stahl went on to become White House correspondent during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Stahl was the moderator of "Face the Nation" between September 1983 and May 1991, and from 2002 - 2004, Stahl hosted "48 Hours Investigates". In 2002, Stahl made headlines when Al Gore appeared on "60 Minutes" and revealed for the first time that he would not run for president again in 2004. When Katie Couric was hired, CBS News asked Stahl to reduce her salary by $500,000 to accommodate Couric's salary, bringing her salary to $1.8 million. [http://nymag.com/news/features/34452/index2.html] [http://www.tvguide.com/News/tv-star-salary/070726-03] In October 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, stood up and walked away from an interview with Stahl, because she insisted on asking him about his relationship with his soon-to-be estranged spouse. [ [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3h4am_nsarkozy-sarko-lamericain-281007_politics Sarkozy L'Americain (Sarkozy The American), 60 Minutes, CBS, 10.28.2007] ]

In 1998, she appeared in an episode of Frasier, playing herself in the episode 'Desperately Seeking Closure'.

She has written one book, "Reporting Live", which was published in 1999.

She received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Colgate University in 2008. [cite web | url = http://blogs.colgate.edu/2008/02/lesley-stahl-of-cbs-to-deliver.html | title = Lesley Stahl of CBS to deliver commencement address | date = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-05-18] and a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Loyola College in Maryland in 2008.

Career timeline

*September 1983–May 1991: Face the Nation moderator [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/09/60minutes/main13546.shtml CBS News | Lesley Stahl | September 29, 2005 14:30:28 ] ]
*October 1990–March 1991: America Tonight anchor
*March 1991–present: 60 Minutes correspondent

Further reading

*Stahl, Lesley. "Reporting Live" (1999) memoir by TV news reporter

References

External links

* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/09/60minutes/main13546.shtml CBS biography]
*imdb name|id=0821478|name=Lesley Stahl
* [http://www.nndb.com/people/218/000029131/ NNDb entry for Lesley Stahl]
* [http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/speakers.asp?1+EV+465 Lesley Stahl Biography]


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