2008 - Jeff Greenfield

CBS senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield has a long and storied career as a journalist. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and graduating from Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He began a career in network TV news in 1979 as a media commentator for CBS News. Mr. Greenfield was a political and media commentator for ABC News for 15 years, appearing often on Nightline. From 1998 to 2007, he was a senior political analyst for CNN, and he returned to CBS in 2008.

Mr. Greenfield has won three Emmy Awards and also has an impressive resume for his work in print. He has authored several books, including Oh Waiter! One Order of Crow! about the unusual events surrounding the 2000 presidential election. His writings have also appeared in TIME Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and Esquire.