48 Hours began in January 1988 with Dan Rather anchoring/hosting until 2002. Leslie Stahl, who took over for Rather in the Fall of 2002 remains to present day. This is a news magazine that began as a half hour show, evolving into a one hour investigative report with it’s name also changing from “48 Hours” to “48 Hours Investigates” and the current, “
48 Hours Mystery”. Having won numerous awards in broadcast, it also now features a stellar ‘cast’ of individual award winning reporters and has been known to not just report on stories, but make real differences. The program has received over 20 Emmy awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, and an Ohio State Award.