Lisa R. Cohen Biography
Lisa R. Cohen is a television news magazine producer who wrote about the Etan Patz case.Cohen provided stories for Diane Sawyer, Sam Donaldson, Peter Jennings, Cynthia McFadden, and others on themes such as the right to carry arms, abortion, and the death penalty for “PrimeTime Live” and “60 Minutes II,” respectively.
Lisa R. Cohen Age
Cohen was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Philadelphia, United States of America.
Lisa R. Cohen Education
She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in international relations and French.
Lisa R. Cohen Married- Husband
She is happily married to her husband and lives in New York City.
Lisa R. Cohen Career
Cohen wrote stories for Diane Sawyer, Sam Donaldson, Peter Jennings, Cynthia McFadden, and others about topics like the right to bear arms, abortion, and the death penalty for “PrimeTime Live” and “60 Minutes II,” respectively. She has covered some of the most important events in recent history, including as the TWA 800 disaster, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. Her 1996 one-hour documentary for ABC News PrimeTime Live, “Judgment at Midnight,” won several awards, including the NATAS Emmy, CINE Golden Eagle, International Film and Television Award, and the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television “Gracie” Award.
Cohen learnt about Etan’s unsolved case while working for “PrimeTime Live.” She then wrote several articles about the story for network television before authoring her first book, After Etan. Her book, After Etan: The Missing Child Case That Held America Captive, was published by Grand Central Publishing on May 7, 2009. In addition to authoring After Etan, Cohen began directing and producing “Serving Life” for the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2010, with Forest Whitaker serving as executive producer. The documentary follows a group of inmates at Louisiana’s Angola State Penitentiary who work in the inmate hospice. Cohen is also a media consultant who teaches journalism and television production at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She was also the Princeton University Ferris Professor of Journalism. She is a regular contributor to Women in Crime Ink, described by the Wall Street Journal as “a blog worth reading.”
Lisa R. Cohen Awards
- NATAS Emmy
- CINE Golden Eagle
- International Film and Television Award
- “Gracie Award”, Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television
Lisa R. Cohen Net Worth
Lisa has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
