Tracy Smith is a CBS

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 News correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, in addition to reports she does for The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, and "48 Hours Mystery". Smith is a former Channel One News

Channel One News

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 anchor and correspondent. She is married to CBS Sunday Morning producer John D'Amelio. She served as both co-anchor of the Saturday Early Show and a national correspondent for The Early Show from August 2005 through May 2007. Smith was succeeded by Maggie Rodriguez

Maggie Rodriguez

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. Smith gave birth to twins, son John Jr. and daughter Gia, on March 19, 2008.

Smith was born in Wyoming, Ohio

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. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science

Bachelor of Science

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 degree from Boston University

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 in 1990. She subsequently earned a master's degree

Master's degree

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 in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 in 1993.