an addiction he later attributed to his father's influence. "I was actually taught to drink, without even realizing what was going on, by my dad", he said. On the September 5, 2008 episode of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, it was revealed that Cafferty's wife of 35 years, Carol, had died that day of unknown causes. Cafferty acknowledged on his CNN blog that his wife had been responsible for his decision to quit drinking. Cafferty has been a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. References External links Jack Cafferty – official CNN bio. The Cafferty File – Cafferty's CNN blog. In the Money – CNN site. It's Getting Ugly Out There – Cafferty site. 1942 births American broadcast news analysts American Lutherans American television journalists CNN people Living people Television anchors from New York City People from Cedar Grove, New Jersey People from Chicago Edward R. Murrow Award (CPB) winners News & Documentary Emmy Award winners American male journalists Journalists from Illinois