Barry Petersen Wiki
Barry Petersen is a Norfolk-born CBS News correspondent who has reported on wars, natural disasters, Paris fashions, the fading popularity of Welsh choirs, and the return of American jazz to Shanghai, China.
Barry Petersen Biography
Before joining CBS, he worked for WCCO-TV as a reporter and moderator of Newsmaker. He has also worked for WITI-TV Milwaukee as an investigative reporter. He attended Northwestern University where he graduated with a B.S. in 1970 and graduated with a masters degree in journalism in 1972. Barry has two daughters and they live in Denver.
Barry Petersen Age
He is 74 years old.
Barry Peterson Net Worth
His net worth is still under review.
Barry Petersen Wife
He was married to Jan Chorlton who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2005. After suffering while taking care of his ailing wife, Barry met Mary Nell and he explained his situation to her. She was sympathetic and the two started dating and would visit Jan in hospital together.
Barry Petersen CBS News
Barry is one of CBS News’ most experienced correspondents. He has reported on wars, natural disasters, Paris fashions, Welsh choirs and the return of American Jazz to Shanghai, China. He has also interviewed famous people throughout his career, for example, Jimmy Stewart, Bill Cosby, and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
He has also written a book, Jan’s Story: Love lost to the long goodbye of Alzheimer’s which was published in June 2010. The book talks about his struggles with his wife after she was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in 2005. He is currently based in Denver and he reports for CBS Evening News and CBS Sunday Morning. Until 2009, he was based in both Tokyo and Beijing Bureaus. He did the first news report for CBS on AIDS while he was based in San Francisco.