Sandra Hughes

(CBS News) 

Sandra Hughes has been a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles since she joined the organization in March 1993. Besides covering major news stories in the West, she covers family issues for CBS News.

Hughes has covered, among other stories, the 2000 Democratic National Convention, O.J. Simpson murder trial, the David Koresh/Branch Davidian standoff near Waco, Texas, and the devastating floods that struck the Midwest in the summer of 1993. She also covered the Republican candidates and Bob Dole for "CBS This Morning" during Campaign '96.

Hughes received a 1998 American Women in Radio and Television Award in the National/Network Investigative category for a series of "Eye on America" reports for the CBS Evening News on wage wars, and one in 2003 for a series of stories after September 11 on fraudulent driver's licenses.

Before joining CBS News, she was a reporter and substitute anchor at KMOV-TV, the CBS affiliate in St. Louis, Mo. (1990-93). Earlier, Hughes worked for CBS affiliates WLKY-TV, Louisville, Ky. (1987-90) and WTVR-TV, Richmond, Va. (1986-87).

She began her career in broadcast journalism in 1985 at WCEE-TV Mount Vernon, Ill.

Prior to joining CBS News, Hughes received a Missouri Broadcasting Award (1992), a Louisville Metro Journalism Award (1988) and a Public Service Award in Illinois (1987).

Hughes was graduated from the University of Illinois in 1985 with a B.S. degree in broadcast journalism. She and her husband live in Los Angeles with their three children.

[CharlestonIllinois]

Below is a letter a friend just wrote about another friend, Brian Myerscough from Charleson, IL. Hope you can help.

Several years ago I worked at a factory in Charleston, Illinois called Oce`. during that time I worked with a man named Brian Myerscough. One day while sitting at his desk, another worker driving a fork truck, knocked a stack of pallets over. Those pallets pinned Brian to his desk.... When we got to Brian he was in a bad way. He was being crushed under pallets. As a result of that incident Brian is now confined to a wheelchair, paralyzed. In an agreement CEO Jan Dix agreed to provide Health Insurance to this man. He recently received a letter telling him he will no longer have that insurance. This is morally and on so many other levels WRONG. What kind of company goes back on an agreement like that? I say one that I would nev...er do business with again. They are obviously heartless and greedy. I am asking everyone I know to boycott all Canon products and photographers and anyone else who may use Canon. With facebook I am sure the word will spread. To do this to this man right at the holidays is an unspeakable act and reflects what is wrong with the United States economy today. Lack of morals from big companies. Companies like you are killing the American people with your lack of morals, and your greediness. I'm sure the person that wrote Brian the letter could afford to pay his insurance out of his own pocket many times over. I am going to spread the story of what has happened to Brian as far as I possibly can. I would hope the loss of business will cost the company many times over what it would cost to provide this man who lost so much, the cost of health insurance. Hopefully someone will come to their moral senses and continue to provide health insurance for this man. SANDRA HUGHES!!! CHARLESTON NEEDS YOU TO HELP WITH THIS INJUSTICE!!! PLEASE CONTACT US - WE NEED YOU!!!

[srlydick]

Sandra, Do you remember Oakland Illinois?