Charlie is an award-winning reporter in newspapers and television. His reporting has led to the resignation of powerful people, changes in government policy and reforms in New York State law.
Charlie’s two-year investigation of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo revealed an ongoing cover-up of sexual abuse allegations under multiple bishops. His reporting led to investigations from the FBI and New York State Attorney General and helped prompt the passage of the Child Victims Act, which allowed abuse survivors in Western New York to file more than 1,000 lawsuits seeking justice for crimes committed by priests, coaches and other authority figures over the last seven decades.
Charlie developed and protected confidential sources close to then-Bishop Richard J. Malone and gained rare access to the secret archives of the Catholic Church. His reporting was featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes” and ABC’s “Nightline” programs. Malone in 2019 became the first bishop in the 172-year history of the diocese to resign.
Columbia University awarded Charlie the Alfred I. duPont Award Silver Baton -- considered the Pulitzer Prize of broadcast reporting. It was the first time a reporter from Western New York garnered the honor.
Charlie has also received state, regional and national investigative reporting awards, including the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association and awards from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Associated Press. He has been named Buffalo’s best print reporter and Buffalo’s best broadcast reporter from Buffalo Spree magazine.
Charlie is a proud graduate of St. Bonaventure University.