ABC Racking Up Awards For Foley Scoop

For breaking the Mark Foley Congressional Page scandal wide open, ABC News’ Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross and the ABC News Investigative team have received a 2006 IRE Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. Along with Ross, Rhonda Schwartz, Maddy Sauer, Simon Surowicz, Krista Kjellman, Steve Alperin, Michael Clemente and Christopher Isham were all credited.
This is the team’s third award for covering the Foley scandal. ABC has also…

> Taken first place in the 2007 National Headliner Award for Television Affiliated Online Journalism.

> Won a USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism for Special Achievement.

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