Student Scholarship Winner Calls Out CBS at News Emmys: ‘The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace’

May 27, 2026 6:19pm PT Student Scholarship Winner Calls Out CBS at News Emmys: ‘The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace’

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Student journalist Santiago Campos, a senior from Washington, D.C.’s District of Columbia International School, wowed the News Emmys crowd on Wednesday night by taking on CBS News as he accepted this year’s Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship — named after the legendary CBS journo.

As former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley — who presented the award — looked on, Campos said while he wanted to thank CBS News “for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to also acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.”

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