 Gary Tuchman is a CNN national correspondent based in Atlanta , having joined the network in 1990. Tuchman has covered numerous stories for CNN, including breaking news events. In 2003, Tuchman reported as an embedded journalist with the U.S. Air Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Filing most reports by phone or videophone, Tuchman provided viewers with the latest information. The day after the Sept. 11, 2001 , terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington , D.C. , Tuchman began reporting from Ground Zero in New York City , providing constant updates and detailed descriptions of the devastation. Additionally, he covered the tragedy of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the D.C.-area sniper case, the anthrax scare, the Alaska Airlines crash, the Egypt Air crash, the crash of TWA Flight 800, and the capture of the Unabomber. In 2002, Tuchman traveled to Afghanistan to report from that country. He also traveled with both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns to report on the 2000 presidential election. Additionally, he covered the 1995 papal visit to the United States , the Susan Smith murder trial in South Carolina , the 1993 flooding of the Midwestern United States and the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings. In 1996, Tuchman was part of the CNN team that won a national Emmy Award and a CableACE Award for its coverage of the Oklahoma City bombings. Before joining CNN, Tuchman worked for five years as an anchor and reporter at WPEC-TV, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach , Fla. , where he specialized in political reporting. While at WPEC-TV, Tuchman did a series on the Intifada from the Gaza Strip and West Bank and received an Emmy Award nomination for the series. Before working at WPEC-TV, Tuchman served as the primary anchor and reporter for WBOC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Salisbury , Md. Tuchman received several Associated Press awards while at WPEC-TV for excellence in documentary, enterprise and spot news reporting. Tuchman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University . In 2003, the university honored him with its Distinguished Alumni Award.
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