For decades, she was a face for ABC News (including “20/20”), now the Emmy®-winning news journalist Elizabeth Vargas has moved to A&E and their new “A&E Investigates” series.
Video Content: Elizabeth Vargas (2018)
SIDEWALKS host Veronica Castro talks to broadcast news journalist Elizabeth Vargas about starting her news career, her favorite news stories, and now working for A&E Networks on documentaries and specials, including the “Cults & Extreme Belief” series and “Casey Anthony’s Parents Speak” special.
Mini-Biography:
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Elizabeth Vargas is an Emmy Award-winning journalist. She started her broadcasting career as a reporter/anchor for KOMU-TV. Before joining A&E, she co-hosted the long-running ABC primetime newsmagazine show “20/20.” Also at ABC News, Vargas served as co-anchor of “World News Tonight,” anchor of “World News Tonight Sunday,” news anchor and frequent co-host on “Good Morning America,” correspondent for “20/20” and “Primetime Thursday,” and was the co-anchor of “Primetime Monday.” Before ABC, she worked for NBC where she was a correspondent and anchor on “Dateline NBC” and “Today” and a substitute anchor for the weekend editions of “NBC Nightly News,” as well as correspondent for the newsmagazine “Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpwZc919OMI
Interview Credits:
Recorded: May 28, 2018
Host / Producer: Veronica Castro
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: A&E, ABC