CNN Reporter Dead At Age 60

CNN investigative reporter Drew Griffin died on Saturday at the age of 60 years old.

Those closest to Griffin stated he died after having a lengthy cancer battle.

The new CEO of CNN Chris Licht stated  “Drew’s death is a devastating loss to CNN and our entire profession”.

Griffin was part of CNN before it turned into an arm of propaganda for the Democratic party.

Griffin won a Peabody Award for his journalistic work exposing delays in care at VA (veteran affairs)  hospitals, which resulted into a severe Obama administration controversy which ultimately led to a resignation of Secretary Eric Shinseki.

New overnight— @CNN mourns the loss of investigative reporter Drew Griffin: pic.twitter.com/OYYmKUbGio

— CNN This Morning (@CNNThisMorning) December 19, 2022

Sending my deepest condolences to all of Drew’s family and friends. He was a great reporter and a wonderful person. https://t.co/41GgYx6vv3

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) December 19, 2022

I’m stunned to find out that colleague & friend ⁦@CNN⁩ investigative journalist ⁦@DrewGriffinCNN⁩ has died. He was an incredible reporter and even better human. Hope you’re up there listening to jazz and setting up a shoot with Larry! https://t.co/8enMrIO2D6

— Adam Symson (@asymson) December 19, 2022

CNN shared these details:

Drew Griffin, CNN’s award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60.

A gifted storyteller, Griffin had a well-earned reputation for holding powerful people and institutions accountable.

“Drew’s death is a devastating loss to CNN and our entire profession,” CNN CEO Chris Licht said in a note to staff. “A highly acclaimed investigative journalist, Drew’s work had incredible impact and embodied the mission of this organization in every way.”

Griffin worked on hundreds of stories and multiple documentaries over the course of nearly two decades on CNN’s investigative team. His reporting had been honored with some of journalism’s most prestigious awards – Emmys, Peabodys, and Murrows among them.

“But people mattered more to Drew than prizes,” Licht said.

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Griffin had an incredibly strong work ethic, colleagues said. He kept his illness private from most of his co-workers and had been reporting up until the day he passed.

I’m stunned to find out that colleague & friend ⁦@CNN⁩ investigative journalist ⁦@DrewGriffinCNN⁩ has died. He was an incredible reporter and even better human. Hope you’re up there listening to jazz and setting up a shoot with Larry! https://t.co/8enMrIO2D6

— Adam Symson (@asymson) December 19, 2022

Fox News shared these details:

CNN investigative reporter Drew Griffin died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 60.

“We have some very sad news to tell you,” Don Lemon told viewers Monday on “CNN This Morning,” telling them about Griffin’s work with CNN’s investigative unit starting in 2004 and his expertise on issues like sports, politics and corporate malfeasance.

Griffin won a Peabody Award for his investigation into delays in care at Veterans Affairs hospitals, which turned into a major Obama administration scandal and the resignation of then-Secretary Eric Shinseki.