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'''Wolf Blitzer''' is the lead political anchor for | '''Wolf Blitzer''' is the lead political anchor for CNN; he formerly was their [[White House]] correspondent, and began as their senior military affairs reporter in 1990.<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/blitzer.wolf.html | | url = http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/blitzer.wolf.html | ||
| journal = | | journal = CNN | ||
| title = Anchors and Reporters: Wolf Blitzer}}</ref> Blitzer was born in [[Germany]] but grew up in [[Buffalo, New York]] and attended the [[University of Buffalo]], according to its alumni newsletter. <ref>{{citation | | title = Anchors and Reporters: Wolf Blitzer}}</ref> Blitzer was born in [[Germany]] but grew up in [[Buffalo, New York]] and attended the [[University of Buffalo]], according to its alumni newsletter. <ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.buffalo.edu/UBT/UBT-archives/25_ubtw04/alumni_profiles/ | | url = http://www.buffalo.edu/UBT/UBT-archives/25_ubtw04/alumni_profiles/ | ||
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===Individual=== | ===Individual=== | ||
*1996 Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for coverage of the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] | *1996 Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for coverage of the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] | ||
*Golden CableACE from the National Academy of Cable Programming for his and CNN's coverage of the [[Gulf War]] | *Golden CableACE from the National Academy of Cable Programming for his and CNN's coverage of the [[Gulf War (Iraq, 1991)|Gulf War]] | ||
*2004 Journalist Pillar of Justice Award from the Respect for Law Alliance | *2004 Journalist Pillar of Justice Award from the Respect for Law Alliance | ||
* 2003 Daniel Pearl Award from the Chicago Press Veterans Association | * 2003 Daniel Pearl Award from the Chicago Press Veterans Association | ||
*2002, Ernie Pyle Journalism Award for excellence in military reporting, | *2002, Ernie Pyle Journalism Award for excellence in military reporting, | ||
*2000, | *2000, Anti-Defamation League's Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize | ||
*1999,International Platform Association's Lowell Thomas Broadcast Journalism Award for outstanding contributions to broadcast journalism. | *1999,International Platform Association's Lowell Thomas Broadcast Journalism Award for outstanding contributions to broadcast journalism. | ||
===Team=== | ===Team=== | ||
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*George Foster Peabody award for Hurricane Katrina coverage | *George Foster Peabody award for Hurricane Katrina coverage | ||
*Alfred I. duPont Award for coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia | *Alfred I. duPont Award for coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia | ||
*Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN's coverage of [[9 | *Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN's coverage of [[9/11 Attack|9/11]] | ||
*1994, American Journalism Review cited him and CNN as the overwhelming choice of readers for the coveted Best in the Business Award for "best network coverage of the Clinton administration." | *1994, American Journalism Review cited him and CNN as the overwhelming choice of readers for the coveted Best in the Business Award for "best network coverage of the Clinton administration." | ||
==Critics== | ==Critics== |
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Wolf Blitzer is the lead political anchor for CNN; he formerly was their White House correspondent, and began as their senior military affairs reporter in 1990.[1] Blitzer was born in Germany but grew up in Buffalo, New York and attended the University of Buffalo, according to its alumni newsletter. [2] He began reporting with Reuters in 1972, based in Tel Aviv, and then spent 15 years as the Washington, D.C. correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. AwardsIndividual
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CriticsOn August 7, 2006, radio "shock jock" Michael Savage said of him,
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