Christopher Cuomo
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Christopher (Chris) Cuomo (born August 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is the news anchor for ABC's Good Morning America. He is the younger son of former Democratic New York Governor Mario Cuomo and younger brother of New York State Attorney General Democrat Andrew Cuomo.
Christopher Cuomo joined ABC News in 1999. Since then, he has served as the Senior Law and Justice Correspondent, an anchor on the ABC Newsmagazine Primetime, and most recently, in 2006, he became the News Anchor for Good Morning America.
Chris has covered just about every major story at home and abroad for the ABC audience. He has covered the war from Iraq, and around the region, including several trips to Pakistan, most recently to interview former President Musharraf and to cover the battle against terrorism.
At home, he has covered many natural and man-made disasters. Chris was on-scene at the site of the recent rash of school shootings, at Virginia Tech, and around the country. Cuomo also led GMA's coverage of the Minnesota Bridge collapse, and reported extensively on the Duke Lacrosse scandal, generating a series of discoveries that foreshadowed the eventual dismissal of charges for the defendants. Cuomo also traveled to Aruba and Holland in coverage of the Natalie Holloway disappearance, and was first to interview long-time suspect Joran Van der Sloot.
In addition to on-site reporting, Cuomo has had extensive investigative experience, covering drug policy and emerging criminal trends, specifically the challeneges facing the younger generation. Cuomo has also reported consistently on the evolution and impact of mental illness in America. Cuomo has brought his investigative skills to GMA, where he heads up the "Gets Answers" series that takes on Americans' issues with the health insurance industry. The show has committed itself to this ongoing effort, in each demanding accountability from companies and/or the government, and helping to foster resolution for distressed patients. In his coverage of the 2008 National Republican and Democratic Conventions, Cuomo helped develop the "Meet the Joneses" series, that isolated the interests of the average American family, and put the candidates from each party to the test, to see what they would do to help. For his efforts, Cuomo has been awarded more than a dozen different journalism awards including an Emmy Award for his profile on 12-year-old poet, Mattie Stepanek. Chris began his journalism career as a political policy analyst for CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, and later as a reporter for Fox News Channel.
Cuomo is a licensed attorney. A New York native, he attended The Albany Academy, received his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University, and his undergraduate degree from Yale University.
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[edit] External links
- Christopher Cuomo at the Internet Movie Database
- Chris Cuomo on Twitter and other Social Networking sites
