DeMarco Morgan has been named a correspondent for CBS News. Morgan will be based in New York City. His appointment is effective later this year.

          Morgan joins CBS News from WXIA TV in Atlanta, where he has been a reporter and co-anchor of the station’s 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM weekday newscasts since 2012.

           A versatile reporter and anchor, Morgan has reported on a wide range of events, from the first national rally after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to President Obama's second inauguration.

           Morgan’s investigative reporting in Atlanta on the infamous House of Prayers resulted in the conviction of an accused child molester. His extensive coverage on the impact of HIV/AIDS on African-American women led to hundreds of people getting tested for the deadly virus.

Previously, Morgan worked as a weekend anchor for WNBC TV in New York while also serving as a cut-in anchor for MSNBC. Prior to that, Morgan worked as a weekday evening anchor and reporter at WTVJ TV in Miami, at WISN TV in Wisconsin, and at WJTV TV in Jackson, Mississippi.

When he’s not on the air, Morgan also teaches broadcast writing and reporting at Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University.

He has been honored with several awards including 2009 Thurgood Marshall Prestige Award for his community service efforts while working at WNBC; the Atlanta Business League’s “Men of Influence” Award in 2012. He was named one of the nation's Top Ten Collegiate Journalists in the country in 2001 by Scripps Howard and named one of Ebony Magazine's Top 30 Future Young Leaders of America in 2006. Morgan was also named one of South Florida Magazine's top 40 most influential black professionals in 2008.

           Morgan graduated from Jackson State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts. He also earned a Master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. While at Columbia University, Morgan was a Fred Friendly Scholar and interned at CBS News and 48 HOURS.

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