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David Brinkley (David McClure Brinkley)

Last Updated: 10 Jul, 2023 | Views: 660

Age: 82

Profession: Journalist

Other Profession(s): Television Presenter, News Anchor, Newscaster

Famous For: Television news anchor and commentator

Higher Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

David Brinkley Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

10 Jul, 1920 (82 Years 11 Months 1 Day)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

North Carolina

Birth District

Wilmington

Birth Sign

Cancer

Nationalities

American

Died on

11 Jun, 2003

David Brinkley Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
David McClure Brinkley was an American reporter who worked for NBC and ABC between the years of 1943 and 1997. He and Chet Huntley co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news show, The Huntley-Brinkley Show, from 1956 to 1970. From then, he co-anchored or provided commentary on the program's successor, NBC Nightly News, during the 1970s. Brinkley served as the host of the well-liked Sunday This Week with David Brinkley programme and a prominent contributor for ABC News' broadcast of election night in the 1980s and 1990s. Brinkley won three George Foster Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and ten Emmy Awards throughout his career.

Career:
In 1952: Brinkley started reporting for NBC Television's Camel News Caravan.
In 1960: Brinkley and his co-anchor became so iconic that he had to stop reporting on Hubert Humphrey's West Virginia primary because West Virginians wanted to meet Brinkley more than Humphrey.
From 1961 to 1963: Brinkley hosted David Brinkley's Journal, a prime-time news programme.
In 1976: He again anchored the Washington desk for NBC, as the network decided to revive the dual-anchor format.
In 1996: Brinkley hosted This Week for the last time.

Achievements and Awards:
In 1982: He was awarded the Radio Television Digital News Association's Paul White Award for lifetime achievement.
In 1988: A television hall of fame induction was given to him.
In 1992: He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H.W. Bush.

Unknown Facts:
A radio job at CBS News was not available to him, so he went to work as a White House correspondent at NBC News, later appearing on television.
His career spanned over fifty years as a journalist and as an anchor or host of a daily or weekly national television broadcast between the end of the radio age and the internet age.