Christopher Cuomo
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Christopher Cuomo (born August 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is an ABC News correspondent. He is the youngest son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and younger brother of New York State Attorney General-Elect Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo began his journalism career as a political policy analyst for CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, and later for Fox News Channel.
In 1999, Cuomo joined ABC News as a correspondent. In 2003, he was named co-anchor of Primetime.
Cuomo is a licensed attorney. A New York native, he received his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University and his undergraduate degree from Yale University.
In April 2006, an article co-authored by Cuomo (concerning allegations of rape against the Duke University men's lacrosse team; see Duke Lacrosse scandal) appearing on the ABC News website explained the difficulty of executing a successful alibi for the Duke lacrosse defendants. "Assuming Almostafa's credibility as a witness holds up, he could be a central witness to the defense. However, the defense would still need to prove that during the time both he and the alleged victim were at the party, he did nothing to justify the charges he's facing." [1] This should not be misunderstood as a statement that the defense has a burden of proof in a criminal trial, but that if the defense wants to offer an alibi, the explanation must remove the possibility that the defendant was engaged in the criminal behaviors alleged.
In August 2006, Cuomo was named the news anchor of Good Morning America. He is married to magazine editor Cristina Greeven Cuomo and father of a daughter, Bella(b. 2003), and son, Mario (b. 2005).
[edit] Awards
- Won a News Emmy Award for his "Good Morning America" profile on 12-year-old poet Mattie Stepanek.
- Selected as one of People's 50 Sexiest People in 1997.
