Beth Knobel is an award winning producer and correspondent for CBS News turned journalism educator. She lived in Moscow, Russia from 1992 until 2006, where she worked for The Los Angeles Times newspaper, the television news agency Worldwide Television News, and the production company Feature Story News before joining CBS News. She served as Moscow Bureau Chief for CBS News from 1999-2006, supervising all of CBS News’ work in the former Soviet Union, and as a Moscow bureau producer from 1997-99. Starting in 2003, she also became an on-air reporter.
Beth received an Emmy award in 2002 for her work as a producer in covering the hostage taking at a Moscow theater. In 2004, she received a Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists, and an Edward R. Murrow award from the Radio and Television News Directors Association for coverage of the Beslan school siege. Her work for CBS News has taken her around the world, to countries including Afghanistan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and most of the nations of the former Soviet Union.
She holds Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Public Policy degrees from Harvard University, where her area of concentration was press, politics and public policy. She received her bachelor of arts in political science cum laude from Barnard College of Columbia University. As an undergraduate, Beth worked for The New York Times and served as one of the editors of The Columbia Daily Spectator. She now sits on the Spectator's board of trustees.
In 2007, Beth left full-time work at CBS News and moved to Fordham University in New York, where she currently serves as assistant professor of communication and media studies. She teaches journalism and news writing, and serves as advisor to the Fordham newspaper, The Ram. Beth still freelances for CBS News and consults on stories related to Russia.
Beth serves as a judge for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards. She also serves on the Community Advisory Board for New York Public Radio, WNYC and WQXR.
