CBS Atlanta 46Jeff Chirico

Jeff Chirico is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter who joined CBS Atlanta's Tough Questions Team in March 2010.

Jeff has won four Emmys, including one for a series of stories that led to the arrest of a manufactured home dealer.

Jeff moved to Atlanta from Scranton, Pennsylvania where he worked for WBRE-TV as the consumer investigator. 

Before that, he reported and produced documentaries for a Public Broadcasting Station in Bethlehem, PA. There, he earned three Emmy's and an Edward R. Murrow award for his historical documentaries.

Jeff is a graduate from the University of Scranton with a degree in Communication and Philosophy.  After graduation, Jeff participated in a service and immersion trip to Ecuador and lived for a short time among the poorest in that country.  It opened his eyes to the inequality and injustices in that country.

Jeff is also a member of Toastmasters International, a club that helps participants improve their public speaking and leadership skills. In his first year in the club, Jeff won third place in the district humorous speech competition.

Jeff, a native Pennsylvanian, is thrilled to be living in the friendly South. In his spare time, Jeff stays busy with his two dogs –one of which is a rescue from Hurricane Katrina. Jeff also enjoys traveling and exploring his new home state.

If you have an investigative story idea and would like to talk to Jeff, you can reach him at (404) 327-3093 or at jeff.chirico@cbsatlanta.com.