Alter | 94 Jahre |
Beruf | Fernsehproduzent, Journalist, Nachrichtensprecher |
Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 31. Oktober 1931 |
Geburtsort | Wharton, Texas, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. ist ein US-amerikanischer Journalist. Er war von 1981 bis 2005 Nachrichtensprecher der CBS-Abendnachrichten. Zusammen mit Peter Jennings bei ABC News und Tom Brokaw bei NBC News war er von den 1980er- bis Anfang der 2000er-Jahre einer der „Big Three“ nächtlichen Nachrichtensprecher in den USA. Danach arbeitete er für die CBS-Sendung 60 Minutes. Mitte 2006 verließ Rather CBS. |
But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place.
Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.
A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.
If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle.
To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.
A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.
Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.
