Lesley Stahl

Lesley Stahl


Lesley Rene Stahl is an American television journalist. Stahl got her start in television as a young reporter covering the Watergate scandal, and later covered the Reagan and Bush administrations for the CBS Evening News. In 1991, she was named co-editor of the television news program 60 Minutes. She's also worked as an anchor for the CBS program 48 Hours Investigates. Lesley Stahl is a member of the Council for Foreign Relations, as well as one of the founding members of wowOwow.com, a website for women to talk about culture, politics, and gossip. Her accolades include the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television and the coveted Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Journalism Award