About Sharyl Attkisson

Sharyl Attkisson in 2013 at the Emmy Awards

SHARYL ATTKISSON BIO

EMMY AWARD-WINNING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST, NYT BEST SELLING AUTHOR

Sharyl Attkisson is a nonpartisan investigative journalist, five-time Emmy Award winner, and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting. She is the NYT bestselling author of Slanted: How the news media taught us to love censorship and hate journalism; The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think and How You Vote, and Stonewalled. She is host, investigative reporter, and managing editor of the Sunday morning national TV news program, Sinclair’s “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” which feeds to 43+ million US households each week and focuses on investigative and accountability reporting.

For thirty years, Attkisson was a correspondent and anchor at CBS News, PBS, CNN and in local news.

In 2013, she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for her reporting on :The Business of Congress,” which included an undercover investigation into fundraising by Republican freshmen. She received two other Emmy nominations in 2013 for “Benghazi: Dying for Security” and “Green Energy Going Red.” Additionally, Attkisson received a 2013 Daytime Emmy Award as part of the CBS Sunday Morning team’s entry for Outstanding Morning Program for her report: “Washington Lobbying: K-Street Behind Closed Doors.”

In September 2012, Attkisson received the Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting for the “Gunwalker: Fast and Furious” story.

Attkisson received an Investigative Emmy Award in 2009 for her exclusive investigations into TARP and the bank bailout. She received an Investigative Emmy Award in 2002 for her series of exclusive reports about mismanagement at the Red Cross.

Attkisson also received Emmy nominations for her investigations into Firestone tires (2001), prescription drug and vaccine dangers (2003), investigating aid to Haiti earthquake victims (2011) and Follow the Money (2011).

Attkisson is one of the few journalists to have flown in a B-52 on a combat mission (over Kosovo) and in an F-15 fighter jet Combat Air Patrol flight. She is a fifth degree black belt Master in TaeKwonDo.

Previously, Attkisson hosted a medical news magazine on PBS called “HealthWeek,” anchored and reported for CNN, and reported at several local news stations. She is a graduate of the University of Florida School of Journalism and Communications.

Attkisson is a Fifth Degree Blackbelt Master in TaeKwonDo.

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Awards

2023


Four “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” Telly Awards for news journalism

2022

Established the Sharyl Attkisson Awards for professional journalists

Testified to Congress about government surveillance abuses

2021

Established the Sharyl Attkisson ION Awards at the University of Florida and Diablo Valley college for original reporting

2020

USA Today bestseller list for “Slanted”

Testified to Congress about illegal government surveillance

2019

Impact Award for excellence in nonpartisan, courageous reporting of broad impact

2017

“The Smear”: New York Times bestseller

2016

Finalist Gerald Loeb business awards for “Taxpayer Beware”

Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism

2015

Kenneth Y. Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Reporting

“Courage in the Face of Power” Award, Weyrich Awards

2014

“Stonewalled”: New York Times bestseller

Pillar Human Rights Journalism Award for ?Fearless Reporting in the Face of Government Retaliation.?

2013

Investigative Emmy Award for “Investigating Congress.”

Investigative Emmy nomination for “Benghazi: Dying for Security.”

Emmy Award nomination for “Green Energy Going Red.”

Daytime Emmy Award as part of CBS Sunday Morning team entry for Outstanding Morning Program for “Washington Lobbying: K-Street Behind Closed Doors”

Integrity in Journalism Award

Brian Terry Courage in Journalism and Reporting Award

Finalist in Gerald Loeb Business Awards for “The Business of Congress”

2012

Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for “Gunwalker: Fast and Furious.”

RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting for “Gunwalker: Fast and Furious.”

2011

Emmy Award Nomination for Investigations of Congress: “Follow the Money.”

Emmy Award Nomination for Investigating Aid to Haiti earthquake victims.

2010

Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting of a Business News Story for series on the Bush Administration’s Bait-and-Switch on TARP and the Bank Bailout.

Investigative Reporter and Editors Finalist Award for “Investigating TARP.”

Finalist in Gerald Loeb business awards for Television Breaking News for ?Follow the Money: Bailout Investigation.”

2009
Emmy Award Nomination for “Follow the Money.” 2008
RTNDA-Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence (CBS team award)

Finalist in Gerald Loeb business awards for “Earmarks”

2005
RTNDA-Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence (CBS team award) 2003
Emmy Award Nomination for Investigating Dangers of certain prescription drugs and vaccines; and conflicts of interest in medical industry. 2002
Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for series on mismanagement at the Red Cross: “Red Cross Under Fire.” 2001
Emmy Award Nomination for “Firestone Tire Fiasco.”

Civil Justice Foundation Special Commendation for Firestone Tire coverage.

2000
Investigative Reporter and Editors Finalist Award for series on the dangers of certain prescription drugs and vaccines. Attkisson received several other awards for her reporting and producing, including a New York Black Journalists Association public service award, a Mature Media National Award, a Florida Emmy Award, a Sigma Delta Chi Award and a Florida Communicator’s Award.

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