TELEVISION: Jeanne Moos celebrates 30 years at CNN

She's known for her quirky reporting, unique voice, and creative story ideas on CNN.  But when she started at the "Cable News Network" 30 years ago this weekend, Jeanne Moos was a serious hard-news reporter.  Her coverage of the '91 Gulf War earned an international journalism award.  Moos also covered the Beijing Student Uprising, interviewed Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev, and reported on political corruption cases.

That all changed in the mid 90's, when a new segment debuted called "Making the MOOSt of it".  From then on, her niche became odd, quirky, off-beat stories.  Luckily, these reports, that usually range from 2 to 2 and half minutes, are available to CNN affiliate stations (which means I can put them in my local newscast in Rochester, NY).  Since I began producing I have become a huge Jeanne Moos fan, and was excited to come across the behind the scenes video posted above.  I was even more excited that she is a fellow Syracuse University grad! 

To see the report marking her three decades at CNN, click HERE.  Before CNN, Moos got her start at WPTZ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Plattsburgh, NY.