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    Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. ( / ˈræðər /; born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961.

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    • Daniel Irvin Rather Jr., October 31, 1931 (age 91), Wharton, Texas, U.S.
    • 1950–present
  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Leading News Anchor at CBS. Following a stint overseas in Vietnam, Rather returned to the White House beat in 1966. He built up his national profile via coverage of issues such as the Civil...

  3. www.danratherjournalist.org › about-dan › biographyBiography | Dan Rather

    Passionate about all things political, Dan Rather has been reporting about and commenting on U.S political affairs since his first columns as the editor of the Houstonian in 1952. He traveled with his first president, Dwight Eisenhower, in 1960 as the news director at KHOU in Houston.

  4. Apr 28, 2024 · April 28, 2024 / 10:07 AM EDT / CBS News. It's been almost 20 years since Dan Rather signed off from the anchor desk here at CBS News. Of the so-called "Big Three" TV anchormen back in the day,...

    • National Correspondent, "CBS Sunday Morning
    • Lee Cowan
    • 8 min
  5. Jun 9, 2023 · Patrick Ryan. USA TODAY. 0:03. 0:57. If anyone deserves the documentary treatment, it’s Dan Rather. At 91, the Wharton, Texas, native is a journalism titan with more than 70 years in the...

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  7. Apr 29, 2024 · Mon 29 Apr 2024 04.00 EDT. Dan Rather said his dismissal from CBS News nearly two decades earlier “of course … was the lowest point” of his legendary journalism career as he returned to his...

  8. Rather, now 92, talks with Cowan about his illustrious career; about the story that gave him (and CBS) a black eye; and his post-CBS years, writing books and finding a new, younger audience on ...

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