biography
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| (1923–91)
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| biography:
| Radio and television correspondent, born in Dakota City, Iowa, USA. Originally a newspaper writer, he worked on local television news in Minneapolis in the 1950s, joining CBS News as a reporter in 1956. A founding co-editor of 60 Minutes (1968), he left to present the ABC evening news (1970–8). Returning to 60 Minutes (1978–91), he published Before the Colors Fade (1981). |
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