Steve Kroft
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Steve Kroft is an American journalist born August 22, 1945, who is best known for his long-running tenure on 60 Minutes.
Early life
Kroft graduated from Horace Greeley High School in 1963, and went on to finish Syracuse University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Kroft also earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Indiana University.Journalism career
Kroft began his journalism career as a reporter for WPLG-TV Miami, WJXT-TV Jacksonville, Florida, and WSYR-TV Syracuse, New York.In 1980, Kroft joined CBS News as a reporter in the Northeast bureau. In 1981, he was named a correspondent and effectively moved to the Dallas bureau where he stayed until 1983. That year, Kroft was moved to the Miami bureau, where he frequently traveled to the Caribbean and Latin America. He later became a foreign correspondent in the CBS News London bureau. He went to become a correspondent for CBS News magazine West 57th.
In 1989, Kroft became a correspondent of 60 Minutes, a post he still holds today.
Family
Kroft lives in New York with his wife Jennet Conant, who is a non-fiction author (Tuxedo Park, 109 East) and the granddaughter of Harvard president James B. Conant. They have one son, John Conant Kroft.Awards
- 8-time Emmy Award winner including a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003
- 3-time Peabody Award winner
- George Arents Medal in 1992, which is the highest honor given to Syracuse University alumnus
- Winner of the prestigious Renner Award for his story on organized crime in Russia
- Winner of 2003 Overall Excellence award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association
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