Scott Pelley

American journalist · United States · Journalists · Born 1957 · age 69

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A typical day, 30 days to 7 September 2026

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Scott Cameron Pelley is an American author and broadcast journalist. Pelley is the author of the 2019 book, Truth Worth Telling, and a former correspondent for the CBS News magazine 60 Minutes.

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2023“In what year will the human population grow too large for the Earth to sustain? The answer is about 1970, according to research by the .”In their words1 January 2023January 1, January 1, 2023Read the whole statement

2020“Making social media liable would mean Twitter, Facebook, even Wkipedia and Yelp couldn't exist as we know them”In their words3 January 2020On 60-Minutes Why victims of internet lies want Section 230 repealed broadcast January 3, 2020Read the whole statement

2016“Is terrorism the greatest threat to our country, or a recession? I suggest to you today that the quickest, most direct way to ruin a democracy is to poison the information.”In their words21 November 2016 Speech at Arizona State University upon receiving the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism award.Read the whole statement

Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in JournalismAward2013“In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor and that is the danger we face today.”In their words11 May 2013 Speech at Quinnipiac University upon receiving the Fred Friendly journalism award.Read the whole statement

2009Gerald Loeb AwardAward2008George Polk AwardAward1957Born28 July 1957

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Pelley interviewing President Barack Obama, 2011

Pelley with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office

Pelley interviewing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Pelley with Darfur refugees, 2006

Pelley interviews Secretary of State John Kerry in 2015

Pelley (left) speaks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for 60 Minutes in 2022

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Scott Pelley

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In what year will the human population grow too large for the Earth to sustain? The answer is about 1970, according to research by the .
Jan 1, 2023, January 1, January 1, 2023, Own words
Making social media liable would mean Twitter, Facebook, even Wkipedia and Yelp couldn't exist as we know them
Jan 3, 2020, On 60-Minutes Why victims of internet lies want Section 230 repealed broadcast January 3, 2020, Own words
Is terrorism the greatest threat to our country, or a recession? I suggest to you today that the quickest, most direct way to ruin a democracy is to poison the information.
Nov 21, 2016, 21 November 2016 Speech at Arizona State University upon receiving the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism award., Own words

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Awards

Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism2016

Gerald Loeb Award2009

George Polk Award2008

About this person

Scott Cameron Pelley is an American author and broadcast journalist. Pelley is the author of the 2019 book, Truth Worth Telling, and a former correspondent for the CBS News magazine 60 Minutes. Pelley served as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2011 to 2017, a period in which the broadcast added viewers. Pelley served as CBS News's chief White House correspondent from 1997 to 1999.

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United States

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