John Ferrugia7NEWS Investigative Reporter John Ferrugia is Denver's most recognized and respected investigative reporter.
His investigation into sexual assaults of female cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy has brought 7NEWS national recognition, Congressional hearings, and a complete change in leadership at one of the world's most prestigious military institutions.
John came to 7NEWS in 1992, continuing an award-winning career in television journalism that has taken him from the Great Wall in China, to war-torn Beirut, to Vatican City. He has experience covering stories involving Prime Ministers, the Pope, and the President, many times on Air Force One.
"I feel I have an obligation to use my talents in some way to improve the community I work and live in," John said. "As one of 'The Investigators', I can accomplish that."
In 1980, John was a Washington correspondent for CBS News, covering the presidential inauguration of Ronald Reagan. The year 1982 brought assignments in Europe, covering the war in Beirut.
In 1985, John was named a White House correspondent. For the next three years he traveled the world with President Reagan. He covered the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy and the economic summits in London and Williamsburg. He also walked the Great Wall of China with Reagan, filed reports from the "southern summit" in Brasilia, Brazil, and from the Demilitarized Zone in South Korea.
John was later the principal anchor for the CBS News prime time magazine, "West 57th," reporting from around the world and covering important national and international issues, including the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
He came to Denver in 1989 to anchor the news at KCNC, and three years later joined 7NEWS where he developed his signature report: "The Ferrugia File."
John has received the most prestigious awards in broadcasting including The George Foster Peabody Award for investigative reporting; The Dupont-Columbia Award for investigative reporting; several Emmy Awards and Associated Press Awards for investigative reporting, and an Emmy for his coverage of humanitarian aide to Afghanistan following the U.S. invasion in 2001.
He has also twice been awarded the prestigious McGraw-Hill Award for Excellence.
John enjoys hunting, baseball, cooking, and is an avid wine enthusiast. John and his wife Mona have two sons.
EXPERIENCE:
1992 KMGH 7NEWS
Denver
Investigative Reporter
1989 KCNC-TV
Denver
Anchor/Reporter
1985 CBS News
New York
Anchor/"West 57th"
1982 CBS News
Washington
White House Correspondent
1980 CBS News
Washington
Washington Correspondent/Foreign Correspondent
1977 KCTV
Kansas City, Mo.
Anchor/Investigative Reporter
1975 WTVT-TV
Tampa, Fla.
Reporter/Producer
EDUCATION:
University of Missouri
School of Journalism
"I am fortunate to investigate stories that make a difference in people's lives."
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