Pitts, Byron

Byron Pitts was named a contributor to "60 Minutes" and chief national correspondent for "CBS News" in January 2009. Pitts was one of "CBS News'" lead reporters during the 9/11 attacks and won a national Emmy Award for his coverage. As an embedded reporter covering the Iraq War, he was recognized for his work under fire within minutes of the fall of the Saddam statue. Other major stories covered by Pitts include the Chicago train wreck in 1999, for which he received a national Emmy Award, Hurricane Katrina, the war in Afghanistan, the military buildup in Kuwait, the Elian Gonzalez story, the F...