Matt Pieper, an award-winning journalist, has been named overnight anchor for CBS News Radio, it was announced today by Craig Swagler, Vice President and General Manager of CBS News Radio.

Pieper’s on-the-hour newscasts will be heard daily starting at 12:00 AM, ET/9:00 PM, PT on CBS News Radio affiliates around the country.

Pieper is a familiar voice to CBS News Radio listeners. As a reporter for CBS News Radio since 2015, he’s covered such major news events as the sexual assault cases of Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein; the 2016 presidential race; 9/11 anniversaries; and terror related-incidents in New York. Piper has also reported for CBSN, CBS News’ 24/7 digital streaming news service.

Prior to CBS News Radio, Pieper was an anchor/reporter at News 12 in New York City, where he won a 2015 Emmy Award as solo anchor for Best Daytime Newscast. Previously he had been nominated for his general assignment reporting.

During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, he reported for BBC World News. He also worked as an anchor/reporter at WTWO-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana. Earlier, Pieper interned at ABC News’ “20/20,” where he helped produce a report that won an Edward R Murrow, National Headliner, Clarion and the Mongerson Award for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. He also interned at CBS News, RNN-TV and NYC-TV.

Pieper grew up along the Jersey Shore and credits his love of news and chasing stories to Oakcrest High School, where he participated in the school’s live, daily TV news show and quarterly newspaper. He also wrote stories for The Press of Atlantic City while a high school student.

He earned a degree in broadcast journalism from Hofstra University in New York.

About CBS News Radio:

CBS News Radio, provides news, talk, information and special events coverage to over 500 stations in the United States, with affiliates in 22 of the top 25 markets. CBS News Radio is home to “CBS News World Roundup,” the nation’s longest-running news program, which began in 1938. In addition to providing breaking news and information, the division also provides simulcasts of the CBS EVENING NEWS, FACE THE NATION and 60 MINUTES to affiliates. CBS News Radio programming is available on digital platforms, the CBS News Radio app, Amazon’s Alexa service and online.

Follow CBS News Radio on Twitter, Facebook and online at CBSNews.com/Radio.

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