Roger Mudd
American broadcast journalist (1928–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roger Harrison Mudd[1] (February 9, 1928 – March 9, 2021) was an American broadcast journalist who was a correspondent and anchor for CBS News and NBC News. He also worked as the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor for the CBS Evening News, the co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and the host of the NBC-TV Meet the Press and American Almanac TV programs. Mudd was the recipient of the Peabody Award, the Joan Shorenstein Award for Distinguished Washington Reporting,[2] and five Emmy Awards.[3]
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Born | Roger Harrison Mudd (1928-02-09)February 9, 1928 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | March 9, 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 93) McLean, Virginia, U.S. |
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Years active | 1953–2021 |
Spouse |
E. J. Spears
(m. 1957; died 2011) |
Children | 4 |
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