Career
He is currently the network"s National Security Correspondent reporting from The Pentagon, a position he has held since 1993. Martin has contributed reports to the Columbia Broadcasting System Evening News, 60 Minutes, and 48 Hours. Early Life and Martin was born July 28, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia He graduated from Yale University in 1965 with a degree in English.
He served during the Vietnam War as a naval officer
Martin began at Columbia Broadcasting System News as a researcher in 1969. His career during the 1970s and early 1980s included stints at Newsweek Magazine and the Associated Press.
He became Columbia Broadcasting System News Pentagon correspondent in 1983.