Jeff Pegues Named CBS News Correspondent

Jeff Pegues today was named a CBS News correspondent. Pegues will report for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, and he will be based in Washington. His appointment is effective July 8.

Pegues has more than two decades of experience covering stories of national and international magnitude, including presidential elections, Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, the 2009 mass shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas, Hurricane Rita and the story of Elian Gonzalez.

Pegues joins CBS News after 10 years at WABC New York. Previously, Pegues was a weekday anchor and reporter at WBAL Baltimore. He also anchored the evening newscasts at WSVN Miami in the late 1990s.