National Security & Foreign Policy Journalist; Chief Global Affairs Correspondent at ABC News; Author of "The Long Road Home"

Washington, DC, USA
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Martha Raddatz Biography

Martha Raddatz is a prominent figure in American journalism, specializing in national security, foreign policy, and the U.S. military. She serves as ABC News' chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Raddatz has reported extensively from the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, and conflict zones worldwide, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Yemen, Iran, Israel, and several countries in Africa and Asia.

Raddatz joined ABC News as the network's State Department correspondent, where her coverage following the September 11 attacks contributed to a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award for ABC News. She was later named Senior National Security Correspondent. Prior to ABC News, Raddatz served as Pentagon correspondent for National Public Radio, covering the war in Bosnia and breaking the story of the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq.

Raddatz has played a significant role in American political journalism, moderating the vice presidential debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden and receiving the Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in political journalism. She co-moderated Democratic and Republican primary presidential debates on ABC, as well as a presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Raddatz has reported from the anti-ISIS command center in the Middle East and anchored "This Week" from an airbase conducting drone operations. She is the only television reporter permitted to cover a combat mission over Afghanistan in an F-15 fighter jet, spending nearly 10 hours in the air on two missions.

Raddatz has conducted interviews with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv and was present in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. She also reported from Israel following the October 7 Hamas attack and interviewed Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov regarding peace talks with Ukraine. Her work has earned her multiple honors, including the First Amendment Award from the Radio Television Digital News Foundation, the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award, the International Urbino Press Award, the Daniel Pearl Award, the Overseas Press Club Award, the Merriman Smith Memorial Award, the National Headliner Award, four Emmys, and the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award.

In addition to her broadcast journalism, Raddatz is the author of "The Long Road Home — A Story of War and Family," which appeared on The New York Times and The Washington Post bestseller lists and was adapted into a television miniseries. Her book, "The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose," also became a New York Times bestseller, offering profiles of the 9/11 generation of service members and their families. Raddatz's career encompasses conflict reporting, political debate moderation, and in-depth storytelling, establishing her as a leading authority in international affairs and political journalism.

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Martha Raddatz Videos

Kenyon College: Martha Raddatz Commencement Address 2015 ...

Kenyon College: Martha Raddatz Commencement Address 2015 ...

Award-winning journalist Martha Raddatz H'15 P'15 addresses the Kenyon College Class of 2015 at Kenyon's 187th Commencement ceremony.

Q&A: Martha Raddatz

Q&A: Martha Raddatz

Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent for ABC News, discusses the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from a political, strategic and...

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