Al Briganti is an award winning documentary film maker, broadcast journalist and news executive. He produced and co-wrote Running for His Life: The Lawrence Phillips Story currently running on the Showtime networks. He was the co-executive producer of the acclaimed documentary The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs. Other feature length credits include a biography of Ted Kennedy, The Last Brother, and Walter Cronkite at 90.
As a news executive at CBS for more than 25 years, Briganti was responsible for the strategic development of new programming for the news division. He also played a key role with the law department on issues of libel and ethics review.
Briganti was part of the CBS management team that created the long running broadcast 48 Hours where he served as the program’s executive editor. He was also director of the CBS News investigative unit developing reports for 60 Minutes, The CBS Evening News and Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel.
He was the creator and executive producer of Verdict, a documentary series that aired on CBS, and in the United Kingdom on the BBC. The series featured unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the legal process.
His programs won 15 Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, the Columbia DuPont Award and the Overseas Press Club Award for the best reporting on Latin America in any medium.
Briganti received a B.A. degree in philosophy from St. Joseph’s Seminary. He holds a Masters in journalism from Columbia University, where he served as an adjunct professor.
The Dupont Columbia Award
Coverage of the Newtown, CT Tragedy, CBS News
George Foster Peabody Award
"Heroes Under Fire", CBS News 48 Hours
George Foster Peabody Award
“Abortion Battle,” CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“Bad Medicine” (Outstanding Investigative Journalism), CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“Caught” (Breaking News-Boston Marathon Arrest), CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“TWA 800” (Breaking News), CBS Evening News
Emmy Award
“Channel 2 News at 6” (Outstanding news broadcast)
Emmy Award
“Standoff at Waco” CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“Fatal Secret” (Continuing coverage of AIDS among medical professionals), CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“The Heroin Connection”, CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“Faith Under Fire”, CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“Hurricane Watch”, CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
“Ready For Love”, CBS News 48 Hours
RFK Award
“No Place Like Home” (Public Housing Crisis) CBS News 48 Hours
Emmy Award
Midwest Floods –Breaking News CBS
Emmy Award
“Asian Exodus” (Craft award for outstanding writing) CBS
Emmy Award
"City Marshals Investigation" WCBS-TV
Overseas Press Club Award
Best Reporting on Latin America in Any Medium