Cynthia McFadden

Cynthia McFadden was named co-anchor of ABC News "Nightline" in October 2005 and is based in New York. She joined ABC News in February 1994 as the network's legal correspondent. Two years later, she was named a correspondent for "Primetime Live" andwas later named a co-anchor of "Primetime." McFadden continues to report for the program.

Cynthia McFadden is a co-anchor of "Nightline" at ABC News.

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Most recently on "Primetime," McFadden reported and anchored two hours on the lives of children in America. The first was a ground-breaking documentary ("Family Lost, Family Found" June, 2005) following three children being raised by their grandmothers in Newark, New Jersey. The documentary was shot over a four year period and provided intimate portraits of these children and their grandmothers' lives.

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The second hour ("The War Over Kids "July, 2005) was the first time network cameras were allowed inside family court for an extended look at the children whose lives are forever changed by what happens there. In Louisville, Kentucky two children were followed over nine months as their parents, social workers and judges struggled with where the children should live.

McFadden occasionally substituted for Ted Koppel at "Nightline" and has also reported for that broadcast prior to assuming co-anchor duties. In July, 2005 in the wake of the London bombings, McFadden went to Pakistan for an exclusive interview with President Pervez Musharraf. The "Nightline" report also provided rare access to the Pakistan's Security Counsel.

In October, 2005 McFadden provided two exclusive reports for "Nightline" on the U.S. government's attempts to secure loose nuclear materials and weapons both domestically and abroad.

In her role as ABC News' senior legal correspondent, McFadden covered a wide range of stories from the Justice Department and the Supreme Court. She also reported on legal cases from O.J. Simpson to Martha Stewart, Kobe Bryant, Elizabeth Smart, Laci Peterson and Michael Jackson breaking numerous stories on this beat.