Broadcaster for NBC, CBS, PBS, and the History Channel. An acclaimed news anchor, he received the Joan Shorenstein Award, the Peabody Award, and multiple Emmy Awards.

Before Fame

He began his journalistic career with The Richmond News Leader.

Trivia

He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University in Virginia and his graduate degree from the University of North Carolina.

Family Life

He married Emma Jeanne Spears on October 28, 1957. He and Spears had four children together.

Associated With

He conducted a famous 1979 interview of politician Ted Kennedy.

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