Paul LaRosa
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LaRosa in his backyard in Park Slope. | |
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April 18, 1953 New York, NY |
| Occupation | Author / Producer |
| Nationality | American |
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Paul LaRosa is a CBS News producer and author.
Biography
Early life
LaRosa was born in East Harlem[1] and raised in the James Monroe Houses, a public housing project located in the Soundview section of The Bronx.[2] His first job was delivering the New York Daily News.[3] He currently resides in Park Slope, Brooklyn.[1] Prior to Fordham he studied at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx.
Career
Following his graduation from Fordham University,[1] LaRosa was employed at the Daily News from 1975 until 1990,[4] starting out as a copy boy.[2] After being promoted to reporter, he worked on various beats, including crime, labor and city government.[3][5] Among the major stories he covered was the fatal shooting of John Lennon at The Dakota.[1]
In 1992, he began working at CBS News, soon producing stories for 48 Hours.[6] Concurrently, he wrote four true crime books, beginning with 2006’s Tacoma Confidential: A True Story of Murder, Suicide, and a Police Chief’s Secret Life.[4] His 2012 memoir, Leaving Story Avenue: My Journey From the Projects to the Front Page, covers his life from his rough upbringing to his career as a reporter and producer. The New York Times called it “a captivating and vivid memoir.”[7]
Awards
In 1983, as a Daily News reporter, LaRosa was named co-winner of the Meyer Berger Award, along with Anna Quindlen of the New York Times.[8] The prize is awarded annually by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for outstanding local writing about New York City.[9]
He won a 2002 Emmy Award as a producer for the CBS documentary 9/11.[10] He also won a 2002 Peabody Award,[11] a 2003 Christopher Award[12] and a 2003 Edward R. Murrow Award[13] for producing 9/11. He was nominated for another Emmy in 2010 for producing 48 Hours Mystery – Craigslist: Classified for Murder.[14]
Books
Memoir
- Leaving Story Avenue: My Journey From the Projects to the Front Page (2012, Park Slope Publishing)
True crime
- Seven Days of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer – with Maria Cramer (2010, Pocket Star)
- Death of a Dream – with Erin Moriarty (2008, Pocket Star)
- Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country Murders (2007, Pocket Star)
- Tacoma Confidential: A True Story of Murder, Suicide, and a Police Chief’s Secret Life (2006, Signet)
Television
- 48 Hours Mystery – Producer – various episodes (1993 – current, CBS)
- Survivor – Producer – “Surviving Survivor” special – (2010, CBS)
- “All Access Grammy Special” – Producer (2009, CBS)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Lore Croghan, “Bronx tale: Ex-Newser Paul LaRosa’s memoir recalls youth in Soundview housing project,” New York Daily News, April 27, 2012.
- 1 2 Vince Cosgrove, “’Leaving Story Avenue: My Journey From the Projects to the Front Page:’ A book review,” The Star-Ledger, May 6, 2012.
- 1 2 Douglas Martin, “About New York; Out On Strike: Fight on the Line, And in His Heart,” New York Times, November 3, 1990.
- 1 2 Jotham Sederstrom, “Reporter’s Crime Expose A Hit,” New York Daily News, January 15, 2006.
- ↑ Jerry Barmash, “CBS News Producer and Former Daily News Reporter Recounds Life in Memoir,” Mediabistro.com, March 26, 2012.
- ↑ Marisa Guthrie, “How to write a ‘Mystery’,” New York Daily News, April 21, 2007.
- ↑ Sam Roberts, “Looking at New York as a target,” New York Times, April 21, 2012.
- ↑ “Winners of the Mike Berger Award,” journalism.columbia.edu. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ↑ “Journalism Awards,” journalism.columbia.edu. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "9/11," Emmys.com. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ↑ “George Foster Peabody Award Winners,” p. 91. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ↑ “The 54th Annual Christopher Award Winners,” Christophers.org. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ↑ “2003 Murrow National Winners,” Radio Television Digital News Association. Accessed May 23, 2012.
- ↑ “Nominees for the 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences,” EmmyOnline.tv, July 15, 2010. Accessed May 23, 2012.