12 Facts About Jeff Pegues

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Jeffrey Pegues is a CBS News correspondent, author and host of the CBS News Podcast America Changed Forever.

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Jeff Pegues was named Chief National Affairs and Justice Correspondent in December 2021.

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3.

Jeff Pegues was named a Correspondent for CBS News on May 29,2013.

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In May 2019, Jeff Pegues was the commencement speaker and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Miami University of Ohio.

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5.

Jeff Pegues received numerous Emmy Awards during his nearly ten-year run at WABC-TV.

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6.

Jeff Pegues is credited with bringing the story of David Goldman and his international fight for his son into the headlines.

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7.

Jeff Pegues has been recognized for his outstanding reporting at the height of Superstorm Sandy.

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8.

In 2004, Jeff Pegues covered both the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention.

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Jeff Pegues, who is divorced, currently resides in Washington, DC He is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was an all-state track star and an all-conference football player.

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10.

Jeff Pegues was a starting wide receiver, and earlier in his career, a back-up to Canadian Football League legend Milt Stegall.

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11.

Jeff Pegues was crowned Homecoming King in his senior year of high school.

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12.

Jeff Pegues received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Miami University in May 2019.

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