Decades-long CNN investigative journalist Drew Griffin has died at the age of 60 from cancer, CNN reports. His co-workers did not know he was ill, and he continued reporting while privately battling cancer until his last day. Some of his most notable work covered the growing number of sexual-assault allegations against Uber drivers, which resulted in background checks from Uber, and an investigation of the Department of Veteran Affairs that led to the resignation of the VA secretary. He won two Peabody Awards for the latter and his work covering Hurricane Katrina, in which he reported on the looting of New Orleans stores by local police officers. Griffin earned four Emmys during his career for the CNN documentary How to Rob a Bank, the Anderson Cooper 360 segment “Hidden Spending,” his reporting on faults at the Ford Motor Company that resulted in deaths, and his investigation of Trump University.
CNN colleague Anderson Cooper memorialized Griffin’s finest moments of journalism in a segment, including Griffin’s rescue of someone on air during Hurricane Harvey. Don Lemon teared up while reporting on Griffin’s death, apologizing as he wiped away tears when talking about his friend. Griffin leaves behind his wife, Margot, three children, and two grandchildren.
