Lesley Rene Stahl (born December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a veteran American television journalist and CBS News correspondent with a career spanning over five decades. She began her professional journey in local media at CBS affiliate WHDH in Boston before joining CBS News in 1971 as a producer in Washington, D.C. Stahl quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a prominent correspondent known for her incisive investigative reporting on political figures and scandals, including Watergate. Since 1991, she has been a key reporter for CBS's flagship program 60 Minutes, where she has conducted high-profile, in-depth interviews with world leaders, celebrities, and controversial figures. Her calm, ethical, and thorough interviewing style has made her a staple in broadcast journalism, earning her numerous accolades such as the Lifetime Achievement News and Documentary Emmy Award (2003), the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award, and the Edward R. Murrow Award. Stahl's career highlights include her tenure as a White House correspondent during multiple administrations and her role in producing impactful stories that have influenced public discourse. Throughout her personal life, she has been married twice: first to writer Aaron Latham (with whom she had a daughter) and later to physician Jeffrey Gordon since 1977. Now in her 80s, she continues to embody the gold standard of journalistic integrity, inspiring generations of reporters with her dedication to factual, unbiased reporting.