Drew Griffin, CNN’s Senior Investigative Correspondent who won numerous awards and was renowned for engaging even the most reluctant interviewees in a story, passed away on Saturday after a protracted battle with cancer, according to his family. He was 60.
Griffin had a well-deserved reputation for holding influential people and organizations accountable. He was a superb storyteller.
Griffin spent nearly two decades as a member of CNN’s investigative team, working on countless stories and documentaries. Some of the most prestigious journalism honors, including the Emmys, Peabodys, and Murrows, had recognized his reporting.
“Fearless and artful at the same time, he knew how to push a story forward to its limits, but also tell it in a way that would make everyone understand,” Bass said. “How many times has he chased an unwilling interviewee?
How many times has he spoken truth to power? How many times has he made a difference on something important … It was an honor to be his colleague and to be witness to his work and the ways it changed the world.”
He oversaw an inquiry that lasted a full year and revealed delays in medical care at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals around the country that contributed to patient deaths. The VA secretary resigned as a result of the team’s reporting, which was followed by the adoption of federal law and a significant revision to how veterans’ appointments are managed.
Drew Griffin’s funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, venue
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