"48 Hours" - About Us

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Last Updated Jul 20, 2017 5:38 PM EDT

"48 Hours" correspondents — "48 Hours" correspondents, [l-r] Richard Schlesinger, Maureen Maher, Peter Van Sant and Erin Moriarty
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"48 Hours" investigates the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion. For 29 seasons, "48 Hours" has developed a rich history of original reporting and impact journalism that has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, caused cold cases to be reopened and solved, and along the way changed lives. Our 30th season premieres on Sept. 30, 2017.

PROGRAM FACTS

"48 Hours" airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Our in-depth approach has earned the program and its teams numerous awards including three Peabodys, 20 Emmys, five RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award.

***DVR USER ALERT***: Our show name now is simply "48 Hours". If you use a series or season pass on your DVR, you may need to reset so you don't miss a mystery!

WHO WE ARE

Senior Executive Producer:

Susan Zirinsky | On Twitter: @szirinsky

Correspondents:

Maureen Maher: On Twitter: @Maher48Hours

Erin Moriarty | On Twitter: @EFMoriarty

Richard Schlesinger | On Twitter: @SchlesCBS

Peter Van Sant | On Twitter: @PeterVanSant

Director: Rob Klug

Executive Story Editor: Nancy Kramer

Senior Broadcast Producer: Anthony Batson

Senior Producers:

Patti Aronofsky
Peter Schweitzer
Judy Tygard

WHERE TO WATCH

"48 Hours" airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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CONTACT US

Address: "48 Hours" 524 West 57th St. New York, NY 10019

E-mail: 48hours@cbsnews.com

Phone: (212) 975-3247

DVDs & TRANSCRIPTS: CBS News Archives: footage@cbsnews.com | 212-975-6441 (Transcripts are not available online.)

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