Peggy Wehmeyer
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Peggy Wehmeyer is an American
journalist
serving for seven years as the religion correspondent on ABC, and is the host and editor of World Vision Report.
Wehmeyer was born in Oklahoma City
and was raised mostly in Barbados
and Texas
. An ethnic German Jew
, she is religiously Christian
. She is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. As a young woman, Wehmeyer worked at Dallas Theological Seminary in the Public Relations Department. It was while working at DTS that she met her future husband, Mark Woods. In 1994, she was hired by ABC News
, with the strong support of Peter Jennings
, to become the first full-time religion correspondent on a national news network where she served for seven years. 20/20 and Good Morning America also aired her stories. Prior to her job at ABC, she worked at WFAA-TV
in Dallas on the station's religion beat. In 2002, she left ABC to become the host and anchor of the World Vision Report, the radio arm of the World Vision
charitable organization. Wehmeyer has two adult daughters, Hannah Woods and Lauren Woods (a singer). She recently lost her husband of 25+ years to suicide. Mark was a well-known psychologist in the Dallas area.
Wehmeyer is currently the host and editor of World Vision Report and she has reported from Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean for the program. She has received multiple awards including two Cine Golden Eagle Awards, the Columbus International Film and Video Festival Award and a New York Festivals award.
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journalist
Journalist
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serving for seven years as the religion correspondent on ABC, and is the host and editor of World Vision Report.
Wehmeyer was born in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
and was raised mostly in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. An ethnic German Jew
History of the Jews in Germany
The presence of Jews in Germany has been established since the early 4th century. The community prospered under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades...
, she is religiously Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. She is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. As a young woman, Wehmeyer worked at Dallas Theological Seminary in the Public Relations Department. It was while working at DTS that she met her future husband, Mark Woods. In 1994, she was hired by ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, with the strong support of Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM was a Canadian American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer...
, to become the first full-time religion correspondent on a national news network where she served for seven years. 20/20 and Good Morning America also aired her stories. Prior to her job at ABC, she worked at WFAA-TV
WFAA-TV
WFAA, channel 8, is an ABC-affiliated television station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the top ten media markets in North America. The station is the flagship of Belo Corporation and the largest ABC affiliate not owned and operated by the network...
in Dallas on the station's religion beat. In 2002, she left ABC to become the host and anchor of the World Vision Report, the radio arm of the World Vision
World Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
charitable organization. Wehmeyer has two adult daughters, Hannah Woods and Lauren Woods (a singer). She recently lost her husband of 25+ years to suicide. Mark was a well-known psychologist in the Dallas area.
Wehmeyer is currently the host and editor of World Vision Report and she has reported from Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean for the program. She has received multiple awards including two Cine Golden Eagle Awards, the Columbus International Film and Video Festival Award and a New York Festivals award.