Biography

Barry Serafin (born June 22, 1941) is an American retired television journalist and former weekend anchor of

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. An

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native, born in Coquille, and raised in Roseburg, Serafin graduated from

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in 1964, and began his journalism career at the university's public radio station. In television, he reported for

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station KOAP-TV and CBS-affiliate KOIN-TV, before moving to Missouri for a position as reporter and anchor for

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. From there he began a decade of service with the CBS

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bureau, winning an Emmy award for his contribution to their May 1, 1974 documentary, "Watergate: The White House Transcripts." He joined

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in 1979, first as a foreign correspondent sub-anchoring segments from

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during the

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, and becoming a national correspondent for the network in 1981. Serafin anchored ''ABC World News Saturday'' from 1987 to 1988. He received the Regents Distinguished Alumnus Award from his ''alma mater'', Washington State University, in 1992. He retired in 2004.

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* * * American television journalists Television anchors from Portland, Oregon Washington State University alumni People from Roseburg, Oregon 1941 births Living people American male journalists People from Coquille, Oregon {{US-journalist-1940s-stub