Peter Arnett
Peter Arnett Born Peter Gregg Arnett (1934-11-13) 13 November 1934 (age 80) Riverton, New Zealand Occupation Journalist, anchorman Notable credit(s) Awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his work in Vietnam Spouse(s) Nina Nguyen (separated 1983) Children Elsa, Andrew Peter Gregg Arnett, ONZM (born 13 November 1934) is a New Zealand journalist. Arnett worked for National Geographic magazine, and later for various television networks, most notably CNN. He is well known for his coverage of war, including the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. He was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his work in Vietnam, where he was present from 1962 to 1975, most of the time reporting for the Associated Press news agency. In 1994, Arnett wrote Live from the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad, 35 Years in the World's War Zones. In March 1997, Arnett was able to interview Osama bin Laden. The Journalism School at the Southern Institute of Technology is named after him.