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Respected TV news reporter and commentator noted for his wry wit, low-key authoritative delivery and polished writing style. A mainstay in TV journalism for four decades, Reasoner began in print as a drama critic and newspaper reporter. In 1956, he joined CBS News, where he stayed until 1970 when he became one of the first news stars to jump networks. He co-anchored the "ABC Evening News", first with Howard K. Smith and later with Barbara Walters, the first woman co-anchor of a nightly network newscast....
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Filmography

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! - ( Himself / 1981 / Released / Brown/Stoney/Lowenthal )

TV Credits
60 Minutes... 25 Years ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
ABC News Goes to: The Great American Birthday Party ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary ( 1972 / Released ): Actor
60 Minutes ( 1968 / Released ): Editor / Actor
ABC World News Tonight ( 1953 / Released ): Actor

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Respected TV news reporter and commentator noted for his wry wit, low-key authoritative delivery and polished writing style. A mainstay in TV journalism for four decades, Reasoner began in print as a drama critic and newspaper reporter. In 1956, he joined CBS News, where he stayed until 1970 when he became one of the first news stars to jump networks. He co-anchored the "ABC Evening News", first with Howard K. Smith and later with Barbara Walters, the first woman co-anchor of a nightly network newscast. In 1978 Reasoner rejoined CBS's "60 Minutes", where he continued his investigative stories and interviews. Reasoner died shortly after he retired in 1991.

Profession(s):
newscaster, journalist, reporter, TV host, writer
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:Harry Ray Reasoner (became a school superintendent)
mother:Eunice Nicholl Reasoner
wife:Kathleen Ann Carroll (married c. 1946, divorced 1981; mother of his seven children)
wife:Lois Weber (married 1988; attempted suicide by jumping from the third-floor window of her Westport home, September 17, 1991, one month after Reasoner's death)

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Education
Stanford University Stanford, California journalism
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota journalism
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Emmy Outstanding Television News Broadcaster "ABC News" 1973 - 1974
Emmy Outstanding Achievement in News Documentaries "CBS Reports: What About Ronald Reagan?" 1967 - 1968

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1991 Retired from "60 Minutes" to become editor emeritus (May 19)
1991 Underwent surgery for blood clot on the brain (June 11)
1989 Had further surgery for lung cancer
1987 Underwent first operation for lung chancer
1978 Rejoined "60 Minutes"
1976 Paired with Barbara Walters, first woman co-anchor of nightly newscast
1975 Became solo anchor for ABC Evening News
1970 Became first of newstars to switch networks, leaving CBS to co-anchor ABCs Evening News where he was first teamed with Howard K. Smith
1961 Co-hosted TV show, "Calendar" with actress Mary Fickett
1956 Joined CBS News in New York
1944 Won first prize in nationwide essay contest sponsored by Republican party
1943 Entered the Army
1942 Began newspaper career at Milwaukee Times
Moved with family to Minneapolis when he was a teenager
Worked for Milwaukee Times as drama critic after WWII; lost job after panning pre-Broadway tour of "Up in Central Park"
Worked as newswriter for WCCO, a CBS Radio affiliate in Minneapolis, in the early 1950s
Moved to the United States Information Agency

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