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Elizabeth Vargas Correspondent on 20/20 
Elizabeth Vargas was named a correspondent for ABC News "20/20" in June, 1997, and is an anchor for "World News Tonight Saturday." She is also a co-anchor of "Downtown," the ABC newsmagazine that debuted in the fall of 1999.Ms. Vargas covered breaking stories and reported several in-depth investigations for "20/20" in recent seasons. In a special "20/20" report, she anchored and reported on the Yosemite National Park murders that shocked the nation -- a special investigation revealing never-before-reported accounts of the four murders and exclusive interviews with alleged suspects. Other pieces include a report on the disturbing battle between two teen factions in a Texas town that ended in the murder of 19-year-old Brian Deneke and a court case that divided the community; an exclusive interview with former Boulder Police Detective Steve Thomas, who spoke about evidence he says leads to Patsy Ramsey; a revealing profile of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner; an hour-long report uncovering evidence that the East German government routinely drugged its athletes; and the first broadcast interviews with the reclusive Œ70s icon, Cat Stevens.
Ms. Vargas has anchored several one-hour "Vanished" specials. She anchored and reported "Object of Desire," the story of the mysterious disappearance of a popular anchorwoman from the Midwest. Other "Vanished" specials include a report on the story of Minnesota housewife Patty Wetterling's 11-year search for her missing son, Jacob, and how her search has touched thousands of parents searching for their missing children; and the troubling case of nine missing women in Ireland and the U.S. government's effort to find one of the victims, a young American student. Other hour-long specials include "Same Sex Marriages," "Surrogacy" and "It Takes a Miracle." She has also been involved in ABC's Children First Program, participating in a Children First Safety Special and in ABC's March Against Drugs. Ms. Vargas joined ABC News from NBC News, where she spent her last three years as a correspondent and anchor, mostly for "Dateline NBC" and the "Today" show. While at "Dateline," She reported on a wide range of issues, including breast cancer research, PETA's (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) war against fur, and the mysterious life and death of billionaire socialite Doris Duke. She also reported a one-hour story on a controversial drunk-driving case in New Mexico. During her tenure at NBC, she served as substitute co-anchor and news anchor for NBC News' "Today" show, and as a substitute anchor for the weekend editions of "NBC Nightly News." Ms. Vargas joined NBC News in 1993 as a correspondent for the NBC newsmagazine "Now With Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric."
Prior to joining NBC News, Ms. Vargas spent four years as a reporter and anchor for WBBM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Chicago. From 1986-1989 she was the lead reporter for KTVK-TV, the ABC affiliate in Phoenix. Earlier she worked as a reporter/anchor for KTVN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Reno, Nevada. |
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