Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr.is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel AXS TV. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981, to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS's 60 Minutes. Rather became embroiled in controversy about a disputed news report involving President George W. Bush's...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth31 October 1931
CityWharton, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.
A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.
A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.
Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.
This past summer, CBS and I began to discuss this matter in earnest -- and we decided that the close of the election cycle would be an appropriate time (to leave the broadcast.)
The reporting for Katrina has been fabulous, among the best I have seen, right across the board, ... Television is at its best when it commits itself to public service and this was a classic, almost pluperfect, example of television news as a public service.
There never has been a hurricane I didn't want to cover. You don't get to cover them all. ... a lot.
Artie Bloom was the most accomplished director of television news programs in history. The record shows he was the best.
This is a catastrophe, ... 60 Minutes II.
He had the looks of a leading man, ... He was a scholar and correspondent and he had the bravery of a knight.
He comes across as a man absolutely convinced that it's his destiny to survive,
He left us far too soon ... with so much good work to do.
He got his life together and is putting it on the line for his country.