Ben Tracy
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Benjamin Sampair Tracy (born July 16, 1976) is a rising star in the news broadcast industry and has been a CBS News
national correspondent since January 2008. He is based in Los Angeles
and covers the western United States
, primarily for the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
and The Early Show
.
Tracy was a reporter for WCCO-TV
, the CBS-owned station in Minneapolis, where he was a member of the station’s investigative team, covering many major stories, including the methamphetamine
epidemic and the collapse of the 35W bridge.
During that time, he also was a contributor to the Saturday Early Show, to which he brought his signature "Good Question" segment, started at WCCO-TV, to a national audience. Tracy also reported for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis and flooding in southern Minnesota.
Before joining WCCO-TV, Tracy worked as a reporter at WISN-TV Milwaukee and WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wisc. He is the recipient of five Emmy Awards.
Tracy was born in St. Paul, Minn. He graduated from St. Thomas Academy and later from Marquette University
with bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and political science and with a master’s degree in public service at Marquette University. Tracy lives in Los Angeles.
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
national correspondent since January 2008. He is based in Los Angeles
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and covers the western United States
United States
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, primarily for the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
Scott Pelley
Scott Cameron Pelley is an American television journalist who is currently anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News and a correspondent for the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes...
and The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
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Tracy was a reporter for WCCO-TV
WCCO-TV
WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. Its transmitter is at the Telefarm complex in Shoreview, Minnesota.- History :...
, the CBS-owned station in Minneapolis, where he was a member of the station’s investigative team, covering many major stories, including the methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
epidemic and the collapse of the 35W bridge.
During that time, he also was a contributor to the Saturday Early Show, to which he brought his signature "Good Question" segment, started at WCCO-TV, to a national audience. Tracy also reported for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis and flooding in southern Minnesota.
Before joining WCCO-TV, Tracy worked as a reporter at WISN-TV Milwaukee and WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wisc. He is the recipient of five Emmy Awards.
Tracy was born in St. Paul, Minn. He graduated from St. Thomas Academy and later from Marquette University
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
with bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and political science and with a master’s degree in public service at Marquette University. Tracy lives in Los Angeles.