Chris Bury
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Christopher Robert Bury (born December 10, 1953) is an American journalist best known for being a correspondent at ABC News Nightline, where he also served as substitute anchor. Bury was also a national correspondent based in Chicago for World News with Diane Sawyer[1] and Good Morning America. He is now senior journalist in residence at DePaul University in Chicago. Bury's recent work includes contributions to PBS NewsHour and Al Jazeera America.
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Chris Bury | |
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| Born | Christopher Robert Bury December 10, 1953 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison M.A. Southern Illinois University Carbondale B.A. |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Anchorman |
| Notable credit(s) | PBS America Tonight Nightline |
Bury began work in 1975 as a reporter for WCLX Radio in La Crosse, Wisconsin. From 1979 to 1980, he was an instructor at Marquette University's College of Journalism.
He then moved on to Milwaukee station WTMJ-TV, where he was a political and investigative reporter. In January 1981, he was co-host and reporter for "EXTRA," a television program at KTVI-TV in St. Louis. From 1981 to 1982, Bury was a reporter with KPRC-TV in Houston.
In 1982, he joined ABC News as a general assignment reporter based in Chicago. In 1992, Bury was assigned full-time coverage of Bill Clinton's Presidential campaign for World News Tonight, and was relocated to Nightline in Washington, D.C. after the inauguration, where he was a correspondent and anchor until 2007.
Bury received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He is married to radio news journalist Catherine Catalane; they have two sons.
Awards
- National Headliner Award for consumer reporting.
- 6-time Emmy Award winner for his work on Nightline and World News Tonight.
- Contributor to Nightline broadcasts, which earned two Peabody Awards
- Recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award from Radio-Television News Directors Association for continuing coverage of the Whitewater story
- Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Journalism School Award for Outstanding Television Reporting for a World News Tonight series on children in poverty
- 1998 Distinguished Service to Journalism award from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
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