Jeff Pegues Biography
Jeff Pegues is a CBS News journalist and author situated in Washington, D.C., who covers all CBS News platforms.
How old is Jeff Pegues? – Age
He was born as Jeffrey Pegues in 1970 in Washington, D.C. He is 51 years as of 2021.
Where did Jeff Pegues go to school? – Education
He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he was an all-state track and field athlete as well as an all-conference football player. He was a starter as wide receiver and a backup to Canadian Football League icon Milt Stegall. In his senior year, Pegues was crowned Homecoming King.
Jeff Pegues – Family
Pegues was born in Washington, D.C. in 1970 and spent most of his youth in Westport, Connecticut.
Jeff Pegues Wife
He is a husband and father of two children. Tareaz Pegues, is his wife. She founded Pegues Branding Group, LLC in 2001 as a sales growth and client engagement consultant.
What is Pegues Salary?
He, as one of CBS’s top journalists, gets an annual pay ranging from $ 20,000 to $100,000.
Pegues Net Worth
Pegues’ net worth is reported to be between $100,000 and $1 million
Jeff Pegues Career
On May 29, 2013, Pegues was designated a CBS News Correspondent. He was named CBS News’ Transportation Correspondent four months into his job. He was elevated to CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent in late 2014, one of the most difficult and high-profile beats in network news. Pegues delivered the graduating address at his alma mater, Miami University of Ohio, in May 2019.
Pegues worked as a correspondent for WABC-TV in New York City before joining CBS News. During his nearly ten-year tenure at WABC-TV (2003-2013), he garnered multiple Emmy Awards.
He is credited for breaking the story of David Goldman and his international quest for his kid. Jeff was also praised for his great reporting during Superstorm Sandy. As the hurricane made landfall in New York City, he reported on increasing flood levels and flames in Queens. In 2005, he reported from Texas on Hurricane Rita.
Prior to joining WABC-TV, Pegues worked as a reporter for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, where he received Emmy nominations. He worked as an evening anchor for WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida, a Fox affiliate. It was the top-rated nightly newscast in that market at the time. (3rd) Jeff covered both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention in 2004.
Awards
Pegues has three Emmy Awards to her name. In 2013, he was awarded the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Journalism Excellence by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). In May 2019, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by Miami University.
Publications
Pegues’ first book, Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America, focuses at the long-standing gap between local law enforcement and minority groups.
Prometheus Books released Black and Blue on May 9, 2017. Pegues’ second book is on the Russian election hacking in 2016. Prometheus Books released Kompromat: How Russia Undermined American Democracy in July 2018.