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
Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.
This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.
I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
I'd much rather wear out than rust out.
I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.
Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.
Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.
As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.
Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?
For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.
The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.
One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.
Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.