Professional Bio
Jon Leiberman is an Emmy award-winning investigative correspondent and producer who has filed hundreds of reports on fugitives across the country and abroad for the FOX TV show “America’s Most Wanted.” An expert in all things crime, he has appeared on national shows including “TODAY”, “Shepard Smith’s Fox Report”, “Nancy Grace,” and “The Maury Povich Show,” and is quoted extensively on crime stories in newspapers throughout the country. He currently appears regularly on FOX NEWS, MSNBC and CNN HLN to discuss crime and law enforcement issues.
In January of 2011, Jon started up LeibermanMedia, Inc – a full service content firm dedicated to providing high quality content to a variety of broadcast and new media outlets. Jon is also a founding partner of SonicLeibs, Inc. – a company that provides help to senior citizens during the greatest time of need. Jon’s mantra is to give voice to the voiceless.
Leiberman has served as a professor in residence at the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and has lectured at the University of Maryland and McDaniel College. He also teaches journalism classes online for mediabistro.com, and does media relations and media training seminars. Jon sits on the board of the National Domestic Violence Registry.
Leiberman previously reported from Iraq, Cuba, and from the floor of the 2004 presidential political conventions for 62 stations nationwide as Washington Bureau Chief for Sinclair Broadcast Group. His journalistic actions during this time earned him a 2005 Payne Special Citation for Ethics in Journalism.
As Albuquerque capital bureau chief for KOAT from 1997-2000, Leiberman earned an Emmy for Live Reporting when he remained on the air for 24-hours straight during a fast-moving wildfire that engulfed thousands of acres. He reported from the ground, and then from a helicopter when the flames came too close.
He holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
Background / Lifestyle
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Birth Place:
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Baltimore, United States
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College:
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Northwestern (Class of 1997)
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About Me
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Education:
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College Graduate
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Children:
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Proud Parent
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