Dan Rather
Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. (born October 31, 1931 in Wharton, Texas[1]) is an American journalist and reporter. He worked with the CBS network until 2006. Controversy over documents Rather reported on that he claimed indicated President George W. Bush avoided military service during Vietnam caused him to leave CBS Evening News in 2005, his last broadcast on that program was March 9, 2005[2] and the whole network altogether two years later.[3] He is now reporting for HDNet.
Dan Rather | |
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 Dan Rather at Kabul, Afghanistan, in July 2011 | |
| Born | Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. October 31, 1931 |
| Education | Sam Houston State University |
| Occupation | Journalist Anchor |
| Years active | 1950–present |
Notable credit(s) | CBS Evening News anchor (1981–2005) 60 Minutes correspondent (1968–1981; 1999–2006) |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Goebel |
| Children | Robin (daughter) Danjack (son) |
Awards
He has received many Emmy Awards, several Peabody Awards, and various honorary degrees from universities.
| Award | Year | Program Title |
|---|---|---|
| Peabody | 1975 | CBS News |
| Peabody | 1976 | 60 Minutes |
| Peabody | 1994 | CBS Reports: D-Day |
| Peabody | 1995 | CBS Reports: In the Killing Fields of America |
| Paul White Award Radio Television Digital News Association |
1997[4] | Lifetime Achievement |
| Peabody | 2000 | 48 Hours: Heroes Under Fire |
| Peabody | 2001 | 60 Minutes II: Memories of a Massacre |
| Peabody | 2004 | 60 Minutes II: Abuse at Abu Ghraib |
| Emmy Trustees Award | 2014 | Lifetime Achievement |
Dan Rather Media
Rather's boyhood home being restored at the Wharton County Museum
Rather speaking about his experiences in his 61 years of journalism before a group of NATO commanders at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan in July 2011.
Rather (right) with president Ronald Reagan in 1982
Rather during an interview with Extra at the 2002 Peabody Awards
Rather at the 2005 Peabody Awards
Rather speaking with Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV and Sergeant Maj. Beam about the Afghan National Security Forces training mission and other issues at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2011
Rather at South by Southwest 2007; discussing media, the internet, and asking the "hard questions."
Dan Rather at the 64th Annual Peabody Awards
Rather at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2016
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References
- ↑ "Dan Rather". www.nndb.com.
- ↑ March 9, Jaime Holguin CBS; 2005; Pm, 6:33. "Text: Dan Rather Signs Off". www.cbsnews.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Smiley, Tavis Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure
- ↑ "Dan Rather Accepting the Paul White Award". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link), Radio Television Digital News Association Conference & Exhibition, September 20, 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
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