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Stephen Robert "Steve" Hartman[1] (born April 14, 1963) is a television journalist. Steve Hartman attended a Catholic Elementary School in Little Flower Parish of Toledo, Ohio that has since been consolidated to "Saint Benedict Catholic Elementary School". Hartman earned a degree in broadcast journalism at Bowling Green State University, graduating in 1985. From 1984-87, he served as an intern and general assignment reporter for WTOL in Toledo, Ohio. From 1987-91, he was a feature reporter for KSTP in Minneapolis and held the same post at WABC-TV in New York from 1991-94. From 1994-98, he served as a feature reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and hosted a segment called "The Stevening News". Hartman was also a correspondent for two CBS News magazines, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel (1997–98) and Coast to Coast (1996–97). In 1998, Hartman became a full-time CBS News correspondent; he served as 60 Minutes II essayist from 2002 until the show was canceled in September 2005.
Hartman became well known for his award-winning feature series, Everybody Has a Story, based on his belief in a "theory" of the same name. To prove his point, Hartman would toss a dart over his shoulder at a map of the United States, and then travel with his cameraman, Les Rose, to wherever the dart landed. Upon arrival, Hartman would find a phonebooth with a phonebook, and then, after choosing a name at random, would call that person, hoping to tell their "story". His adventures took him around the country, from Hawaii to Alaska, from Buckhannon, West Virginia to Miami, Florida. Hartman got the idea from newspaper reporter David Johnson of the Lewiston [Idaho] Morning Tribune.
In 2006, Hartman gained national attention for his story on Jason McElwain, an autistic high school student who was given a chance to play in a high school basketball game and scored twenty points in just four minutes. CBS received so many requests to re-broadcast the episode on McElwain that it was aired again the following night.
[edit] Awards
- Recipient of nearly two dozen local Emmys
- Recipient of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
- Recipient of an Emmy Award for writing
- 4-time recipient of RTNDA/Edward R. Murrow Awards
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Steve Hartman bio at CBSnews.com
