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= Christopher Jones (Journalist) = Christopher Shaw Jones (born 1940) is an American journalist who worked for Fox News affiliate WNYN from 1970 to 2008.

Early life and education
Jones was born on October 28, 1940 in New York City, but moved to Westport, Connecticut when he was yound. He graduated from Staples High School in 1958. Following high school, Jones attended Williams College, Middlebury College, and Columbia Law School where he obtained a B.A. in English, a masters in Spanish, and a LLB in International law respectively.

Career
During his time in college, Jones had a variety of jobs, including delivering Coca-Cola cases in Montreal, driving cars from New York to Miami for shipment to Cuba and herding cattle in Colombia.

Between 1969 and 1970, Jones began working at East Harlem Community Law Offices where he was a lawyer helping low income people.

From 1970 to 2008 Jones was a commentator who worked at Fox News' affiliate WNYN in New York City. During that time he worked as an Anchor, Correspondent, Commentator, and a Bureau Chief. Between 1970 and 1980, Jones held the position of the “Action Reporter”, a job in which he would investigate people's complaints. From 1972 onwards he co-anchored the 10pm news for WNYW in New York City. He was also an international television correspondent and reported stories from all over the world including Nicaragua, Isreal, and Argentina. While on assignment in Argentina, on May 11th, 1982 Jones questioned a Venezuelan delegation in a news conference at the Argentina Foreign Ministry. While leaving the Foreign Ministry, he was abducted and forced into a car by three men and, over the course of two hours, was slapped, robbed, stripped and then finally released on a back street. Police officials blamed a freelance hit squad Jones' abduction.

In 2008, Christopher left his job at Fox News and started his own company, Mammoth Productions.

Awards and Honors
Christopher was nominated for six New York Emmys including for his work on the Bonnie Bush Murder Investigation, Dear Mom and Dad, I'm Sorry and The Great Race. He won two New York Emmys for his work on Club Fighter and on The Bottom Line.

Personal Life
Christopher Jones is married to Hilda Jones and they have three children.