Retired CBS correspondent Wyatt Andrews is joining the UVA faculty. Andrews is an award-winning reporter who covered presidential campaigns, the U.S. Supreme Court, the first Gulf War and historic summit meetings between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during a 34-year career with CBS. He will be on the Department of Media Studies faculty.

Andrews is a 1974 graduate of the University, Andrews retired from CBS News last month and is joining the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences next spring as a professor of practice. He is the first faculty member within the Department of Media Studies to hold that title, a University appointment reserved for distinguished professionals who have been recognized internationally or nationally for contributions to their field.

Andrews will teach courses on the news media, journalism ethics and multimedia news reporting. In addition to teaching, he will assist in fundraising efforts for the College and the Department of Media Studies while mentoring students interested in following his career path into broadcast journalism.