Elizabeth Vargas
| Elizabeth Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Elizabeth Anne Vargas September 6, 1962 Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Education | University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Marc Cohn (2002–2014) |
| Children | 2 |
Elizabeth Anne Vargas (born September 6, 1962) is an American television journalist who is anchor of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20 and ABC News specials. She was previously an anchor of World News Tonight.
Vargas was born in Paterson, New Jersey, to a Puerto Rican father, Rafael "Ralf" Vargas, a colonel in the U.S. Army, and an Irish-American mother, Anne Vargas. She spent her youth moving from post to post in Germany and Belgium. Vargas graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, where she made her debut broadcast as a reporter/anchor for NBC affiliate KOMU-TV.
While working at WBBM-TV, an affiliate of CBS in Chicago, Illinois, Phyllis McGrady, a senior vice president at ABC, said of her: "Elizabeth is one of the most flexible talents I've ever worked with. She could do interviews, and do hour-long specials that make you think, and then she'll do a great interview with P. Diddy. She is versatile."
After four years at Chicago's WBBM, Vargas jumped to NBC News in 1993 as a correspondent for Dateline NBC and a sub anchor for Today. In June 1996, she joined Good Morning America as the newsreader and Joan Lunden's likely "heir apparent". In June 1997, ABC elevated Vargas to primetime magazine show correspondent, succeeded by Kevin Newman as newsreader. She was also named anchor of WNT Saturday and presented with the opportunity to develop specials for primetime. In November 2003, Vargas became anchor of WNT Sunday. But that did not last long: she was named co-anchor of 20/20 in May 2004.
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