David Martin (journalist)

David Martin
Martin in 2019
Born	(1943-07-28) July 28, 1943 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Correspondent
Title	CBS News National Security Correspondent
Spouse	Elinor Martin
Children	4
Website	www.cbsnews.com/team/david-martin/

David C. Martin (born July 28, 1943) is an American television news correspondent, journalist and author who works for CBS News. He has been the network's National Security Correspondent reporting from The Pentagon since 1993. Martin has contributed reports to the CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, and 48 Hours.

Early life and career

Martin was born July 28, 1943, in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Yale University in 1965 with a degree in English. He served during the Vietnam War as a naval officer. Martin began at CBS News as a researcher in 1969. His career during the 1970s and early 1980s included stints at Newsweek Magazine and the Associated Press. He became CBS News Pentagon correspondent in 1983. Martin received a 1990 News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding General Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story (Programs)" for his contributions to 48 Hours: Hurricane Watch covering Hurricane Hugo. On June 28, 2024 he was recognized by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon for his 40 years of reporting.

Works

• Martin, David C. (2003). Wilderness of Mirrors: Intrigue, Deception and the Secrets That Destroyed Two of the Cold War's Most Important Agents. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-1-58574-824-2.
• Martin, David C.; Walcott John (1988). Best Laid Plans: The Inside Story of America's War Against Terrorism. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060158774

External links

• Journalist/Correspondent David Martin bio at CBS News website
• Appearances on C-SPAN
  • C-SPAN Q&A interview with Martin, March 28, 2010