Born on October 21, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, Drew Griffin was an American journalist. Griffin began his career at WICD-TV in Illinois. He then worked as an investigative reporter for ten years at CBS 2 News in Los Angeles. In May 2004, Griffin joined CNN. In September 2005, Griffin covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. He won a Peabody award for his Hurricane Katrina coverage.
In 2005, Griffin won a business and financial reporting Emmy Award for his reports on a fault in Ford Motor Company vehicles. He received his second Emmy in 2006 for "How to Rob a Bank.," and a third in 2007 for "Hidden Spending." In 2014, Griffin covered an investigation into delays in medical care at the Veterans Health Administration health system. Griffin received his fourth Emmy in 2017 for "Trump University Fraud." Drew Griffin passed away from cancer at his home on December 17, 2022, at age 60.