Susan Spencer Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Susan Spencer is an American journalist best known for playing Contributor and Correspondent in CBS News Sunday Morning.

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Best Known For:The television program CBS News Sunday Morning

Breakthrough:Graduated from Michigan State University with a journalism degree in 1968

10 Quick Facts About Susan Spencer

Full Name: Susan Spencer
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program CBS News Sunday Morning
Current Role: Contributor
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Specialization: Journalist, Correspondent, and News Anchor / Newscaster
Beats: Lifestyle / Human Interest and Health / Science
Media Level: National

Susan Spencer Age

Susan Spencer's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at Michigan State University and Columbia University.

Michigan State University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Journalism
- Period: 1968
Columbia University
- Qualification: Master's degree
- Field of Study: Journalism
- Period: 1969

Career & Work

Susan Spencer's career includes news and reporting roles with CBS News, a news outlet.

Organization: CBS News

Role: CBS News Sunday Morning Contributor

Period: Present

Details: United States

Organization: CBS News

Role: 48 Hours Correspondent

Period: From 1993

Details: United States

Organization: CBS News

Role: White House Correspondent

Period: Before 1993

Organization: CBS News

Role: National Correspondent

Period: From 1989

Details: United States and international assignments · Reported on the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, the death of Emperor Hirohito and the Persian Gulf War.

Organization: CBS News

Role: CBS Evening News Sunday Anchor

Period: 1988–1989

Details: United States · Anchored the Sunday edition of CBS Evening News from March 1988 to April 1989 and served as a substitute Sunday anchor.

Organization: CBS News

Role: Medical Correspondent

Period: From 1986

Details: United States

Rise to Fame

Susan Spencer rose to prominence for her role on the television show 48 Hours.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes CBS News Sunday Morning, 48 Hours, and CBS Evening News.

Television

TV Show: CBS News Sunday Morning (Contributor and Correspondent, Present) — Features exploring culture, health, relationships and American life
TV Show: 48 Hours (Correspondent, From 1993) — Investigative reporting on crime, missing persons and legal cases
TV Show: CBS Evening News (Sunday Anchor, National Correspondent and Eye on America Reporter) — National news reporting, Sunday anchoring and Eye on America features

Work: Wordle, the Daily Obsession of Millions (Correspondent, 2024) — CBS News Sunday Morning feature examining the Wordle word game
Work: The Importance of Being Lazy (Correspondent, 2024) — Explored the benefits and social perceptions of rest
Work: How Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs Are Changing Medicine (Correspondent, 2024) — Feature examining GLP-1 medications and their health implications
Work: The Brilliant, Unique World of Child Prodigies (Correspondent, 2025) — Feature exploring unusually accomplished young people

Notable Coverage

Mental health stigma and personal well-being - CBS News Sunday Morning - Reported on mental health, relationships and issues affecting everyday life
Weight-loss medications and changing medical treatments - CBS News Sunday Morning - 2024 - Examined GLP-1 medications and their medical implications
Tiananmen Square protests - CBS News - 1989 - Reported from China during the student-led demonstrations
Death of Emperor Hirohito - CBS News - 1989 - Reported from Japan for CBS News
Persian Gulf War - CBS News - 1991 - Reported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1992 United States presidential election - CBS News - 1992 - Covered President George H. W. Bush's unsuccessful reelection campaign
Bill Clinton's first presidential inauguration - CBS News - 1993 - Covered the presidential transition and inauguration
Criminal investigations and unresolved cases - 48 Hours - Reported on missing-person investigations, criminal cases and disputed deaths

Awards & Achievements

News and Documentary Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Television news and documentary reporting; recipient of two awards.
Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence — Radio Television Digital News Association — Reporting involving a child's struggle to find a compatible organ donor.

Lesser Known Facts

Worked as a television news researcher and public-affairs producer before becoming a national correspondent.
Covered major international events including the Tiananmen Square protests and Persian Gulf War.