19 Facts About Steve Kroft

Stephen F Kroft was born on August 22,1945 and is an American retired journalist, best known as a long-time correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Steve Kroft's investigative reporting garnered widespread acclaim, winning him three Peabody Awards and nine Emmy awards, including one for Lifetime Achievement in 2003.

Steve Kroft worked at The Daily Orange and WAER radio station.

Steve Kroft was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi, where he was a reporter for the Armed Forces Network; he covered the division's participation in the invasion of Cambodia.

Steve Kroft won several Army journalism awards for his work and a Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement.

Steve Kroft returned to academics in 1974, enrolling at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and earning his master's degree in 1975.

Steve Kroft joined CBS News in 1980 as a reporter in its Northeast bureau, based out of New York City.

That year, Steve Kroft returned to Florida after CBS reassigned him to its Miami bureau.

Steve Kroft was making frequent visits to the Caribbean and Latin America, covering the civil war in El Salvador and the US invasion of Grenada.

In 1984, Steve Kroft landed a job as a foreign correspondent at the CBS London bureau, where he traveled extensively to cover stories in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Steve Kroft stayed in that position until the program was cancelled in the spring of 1989.

Steve Kroft asked Clint Eastwood how many children he has while interviewing the highly secretive actor in 1997.

In May 2019, The Hollywood Reporter disclosed Steve Kroft would retire from 60 Minutes on May 19,2019, his 30th season on the show.

Steve Kroft stated in the interview that "Most Americans right now don't believe this war's worth fighting".

Steve Kroft then questioned President Obama, about why he was conducting the war without public support.

Steve Kroft lives in New York City with his wife, Jennet Conant, who is a journalist and author.

Steve Kroft later admitted to and apologized for the affair publicly.

Steve Kroft appeared as himself on an episode of Murphy Brown.

Steve Kroft played himself again in Woody Allen's 2000 movie Small Time Crooks, in which he interviewed Allen's character for a segment on 60 Minutes.