Leroy Sievers (June 16, 1955 – August 15, 2008) was a journalist who won 12 national news Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. He was a commentator for National Public Radio, served as a bureau chief for CBS news, served as an executive producer for the ABC program Nightline, and covered a variety of global conflicts as a war correspondent. Sievers was also was part of the Discovery Channel program entitled Living with Cancer, hosted by his friend Ted Koppel. This show was taped at the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 6, 2007, and featured other cancer survivors, including Elizabeth Edwards and Lance Armstrong.Born in San Marino, California, Sievers attended Princeton University but transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where he finished his undergraduate degree.He was married to Laurie Singer, a producer at NBC News.
He was a journalist for over 25 years, including 10 years with CBS News and 14 with ABC News Nightline.
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He was a commentator for National Public Radio who turned his struggle with cancer into a radio and on-line series. It began as a report on his chemotherapy on "Morning Edition", which received a strong response from listeners.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
First Arab Israeli Plane Hijacking
2007
TV Movie documentary producer
ABC News Nightline
TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes, 2002 - 2003 senior producer - 1 episode, 1993
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Katrina: A Volunteer Story
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine
ABC News Nightline (1980)
2004
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Factual Narrative
ABC News Nightline (1980)
Known for movies
First Arab Israeli Plane Hijacking (2007) as Producer
$700,000
