Jim Moret (born James William Ercolani Jr.; December 3, 1956) is the chief correspondent for the syndicated television news magazine ''

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'' hosted by

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and

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. Moret has covered entertainment news and traditional hard news stories for over 25 years. He is a regular guest contributor, legal analyst and guest-host on

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, HLN,

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, and

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. He is the son of actor-singer

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and Darren's first wife, Gloria Terlitsky (m. 1955, div. 1958).

Career

Moret is from

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. He graduated from the

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, with a degree in Communication Studies and received a J.D. in 1981 when he was 25 years old from

Southwestern Law School Southwestern Law School is a Private university, private Law school in the United States, law school in Los Angeles, California. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and enrolls nearly 1,000 students. Its campus includes the Bullocks ...

. Moret covered many major California criminal cases including the Night Stalker trial,

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murder trial, the

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criminal and civil trials, Scott Peterson double murder trial and the

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molestation case, for which he served as the broadcast legal analyst for numerous television and radio networks. Before joining ''Inside Edition'', Moret was probably best known for anchoring CNN's coverage of the

criminal trial in 1995 and hosting the long-running ''Showbiz Today'' and co-anchoring ''The World Today''. After leaving CNN, Moret hosted a series of specials for

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, and, for three years, co-hosted the

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pre-show for the network. He has also been a guest anchor on the

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''Morning News in Los Angeles'', and on Fox 5's ''

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''. His first on-air reporting position was at

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in Los Angeles. In 2004, Moret delivered the

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for the

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Department of Communication Studies, after which he was invited to serve as a visiting professor. He is also a graduate of the program. Moret is a member of the California Bar and resides in

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with his wife Keri Stone Moret and their three children. Moret's first book is an inspirational

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entitled ''The Last Day of My Life'', published by

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and launched on January 5, 2010.

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