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Benjamin Sampair Tracy (born July 16, 1976 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American journalist known for his work as a national correspondent for CBS News since January 2008.^[1] He served as CBS's White House correspondent from 2019 to 2020,^[2] and is currently the network's senior environmental correspondent, based in Los Angeles.^[3]

Early life and education

Tracy was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Thomas Academy, and later from Marquette University with Bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and political science, and with a Master's degree in public service.

Career

Tracy was a reporter for WCCO-TV, the CBS-affiliate station in Minneapolis, where he was a member of the station's investigative team, covering many major stories, including the methamphetamine epidemic and the collapse of the 35W bridge.^{[citation needed]}

During that time, he also was a contributor to the Saturday Early Show, to which he brought his signature "Good Question" segment, started at WCCO-TV, to a national audience. Tracy also reported for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on the collapse of the I-35W bridge and flooding in southern Minnesota.^{[citation needed]}

Before joining WCCO-TV, Tracy worked as a reporter at WISN-TV Milwaukee and WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the recipient of five Emmy Awards and the Alfred DuPont-Columbia award for excellence in broadcast journalism.^{[citation needed]}

Controversy

On October 5, 2020, Tracy criticized the lack of adherence he observed at the Trump White House to public health guidelines to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic "I felt safer reporting in North Korea than I currently do reporting at The White House. This is just crazy. For context folks, this is in reference to the COVID-19 outbreak at The White House."^[4] The tweet garnered nearly 195,000 "Likes",^[2] as well as swift criticism from Republicans.^[2]^[5]

References

^ "Ben Tracy '98: CBS News, National Correspondent". Diedrich College of Communication. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Justin, Neal (October 27, 2020). "Ex-WCCO reporter shares his often 'crazy' life as White House correspondent". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ CBS News Bio, "Ben Tracy"; January 5, 2023
^ Tracy, Ben (October 5, 2020). "Untitled". Twitter. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ Chasmer, Jessica (October 5, 2020). "CBS News' Ben Tracy: 'I felt safer reporting in North Korea' than in this White House". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

External links

"Ben Tracy". CBS News. January 11, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[1] "Ben Tracy '98: CBS News, National Correspondent". Diedrich College of Communication. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[StarTribune-2] Justin, Neal (October 27, 2020). "Ex-WCCO reporter shares his often 'crazy' life as White House correspondent". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[3] CBS News Bio, "Ben Tracy"; January 5, 2023

[4] Tracy, Ben (October 5, 2020). "Untitled". Twitter. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[5] Chasmer, Jessica (October 5, 2020). "CBS News' Ben Tracy: 'I felt safer reporting in North Korea' than in this White House". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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+{{short description|American journalist}}
 {{BLP sources|date=September 2008}}
+'''Benjamin Sampair Tracy''' (born July 16, 1976 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American journalist known for his work as a national correspondent for [[CBS News]] since January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marquette.edu/communication/ben-tracy.php|title=Ben Tracy '98: CBS News, National Correspondent|publisher=[[Diedrich College of Communication]]|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216002328/https://www.marquette.edu/communication/ben-tracy.php}}</ref> He served as CBS's White House correspondent from 2019 to 2020,<ref name=StarTribune>{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/a-st-paul-native-shares-what-it-s-really-like-to-report-on-the-white-house-for-cbs/572876101/|title=Ex-WCCO reporter shares his often 'crazy' life as White House correspondent|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|author=Justin, Neal|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172237/https://www.startribune.com/a-st-paul-native-shares-what-it-s-really-like-to-report-on-the-white-house-for-cbs/572876101/}}</ref> and is currently the network's senior environmental correspondent, based in Los Angeles.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/team/ben-tracy/ CBS News Bio, "Ben Tracy"]; January 5, 2023</ref>
-'''Benjamin Sampair Tracy''' (born July 16, 1976) has been a [[CBS News]] national correspondent since January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/11/broadcasts/main3699611.shtml |title=Ben Tracy |publisher=CBS News |date=2008-01-11 |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> He is based in [[Beijing]] and covers the eastern news, primarily for the [[CBS Evening News]] with [[Jeff Glor]] and [[CBS This Morning]].
+==Early life and education==
-Tracy was a reporter for [[WCCO-TV]], the CBS-owned station in [[Minneapolis]], where he was a member of the station's investigative team, covering many major stories, including the [[methamphetamine]] epidemic and the collapse of the [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge|35W bridge]].
+Tracy was born in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], Minnesota. He graduated from [[St. Thomas Academy]], and later from [[Marquette University]] with Bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and political science, and with a Master's degree in public service.
+==Career==
-During that time, he also was a contributor to the [[Saturday Early Show]], to which he brought his signature "Good Question" segment, started at WCCO-TV, to a national audience. Tracy also reported for the [[CBS Evening News]] with [[Katie Couric]] on [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge#Collapse|the collapse of the I-35W bridge]] and flooding in southern Minnesota.
+Tracy was a reporter for [[WCCO-TV]], the CBS-affiliate station in [[Minneapolis]], where he was a member of the station's investigative team, covering many major stories, including the [[methamphetamine]] epidemic and the collapse of the [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge|35W bridge]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
+During that time, he also was a contributor to the ''[[Saturday Early Show]]'', to which he brought his signature "Good Question" segment, started at WCCO-TV, to a national audience. Tracy also reported for the ''[[CBS Evening News]] with [[Katie Couric]]'' on [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge#Collapse|the collapse of the I-35W bridge]] and flooding in southern Minnesota.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
-Before joining WCCO-TV, Tracy worked as a reporter at [[WISN-TV]] Milwaukee and [[WBAY-TV]] Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the recipient of five [[Emmy Awards]] and the Alfred DuPont-Columbia award for excellence in broadcast journalism.
+Before joining WCCO-TV, Tracy worked as a reporter at [[WISN-TV]] Milwaukee and [[WBAY-TV]] Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the recipient of five [[Emmy Awards]] and the Alfred DuPont-Columbia award for excellence in broadcast journalism.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
-Tracy was born in [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], Minnesota. He graduated from [[St. Thomas Academy]] and later from [[Marquette University]] with bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and political science and with a master's degree in public service. Tracy lives in [[Washington, D.C.]].
+==Controversy==
+On October 5, 2020, Tracy criticized the lack of adherence he observed at the Trump White House to public health guidelines to slow the spread of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] "I felt safer reporting in [[North Korea]] than I currently do reporting at The White House. This is just crazy. For context folks, this is in reference to the COVID-19 outbreak at The White House."<ref>{{cite web|author=Tracy, Ben|url=https://twitter.com/benstracy/status/1313146869573464064|title=Untitled|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005164150/https://twitter.com/benstracy/status/1313146869573464064}}</ref> The tweet garnered nearly 195,000 "Likes",<ref name=StarTribune/> as well as swift criticism from Republicans.<ref name=StarTribune/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/5/ben-tracy-cbs-news-correspondent-i-felt-safer-repo/|author=Chasmer, Jessica|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|title=CBS News' Ben Tracy: 'I felt safer reporting in North Korea' than in this White House|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005212446/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/5/ben-tracy-cbs-news-correspondent-i-felt-safer-repo/}}</ref>
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+* {{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/team/ben-tracy/ |title=Ben Tracy |work=[[CBS News]]|date=January 11, 2008|access-date=December 16, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202103336/https://www.cbsnews.com/team/ben-tracy/}}
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