Dan Rather
Dan Rather is an American broadcast journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News for over two decades.
His name evokes a particular era of television news—authoritative, grandfatherly, occasionally folksy.
Rather became known for colorful expressions during election coverage: These returns are shakier than cafeteria Jell-O.
His career ended controversially after a disputed 2004 report on George W.
Bush's military service.
Major television and radio network
- anchormanLead television news host
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- 60 MinutesLong-running TV news program
- anchor deskBroadcast journalist's workstation
newsroom · Watergate · Vietnam · Kennedy assassination · Nixon · civil rights · White House · Reagan
Earned belief in
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- longevityDuration of existence
- era-definingShaping an entire period
- institutionalOf formal establishments
generational · authoritative · pioneering · respected · veteran · distinguished · influential · enduring
Texas's largest city
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
CBS
Major television and radio network
- anchormanLead television news host
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- 60 MinutesLong-running TV news program
anchor desk · newsroom · Watergate · Vietnam · Kennedy assassination · Nixon · civil rights · White House · Reagan · Cronkite
trusted
Earned belief in
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- longevityDuration of existence
- era-definingShaping an entire period
institutional · generational · authoritative · pioneering · respected · veteran · distinguished · influential · enduring · iconic
courage
Fortitude facing danger
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- memorable quotesSayings that endure
Houston
Texas's largest city
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
scrutiny · retraction · disputed · verification · fact-checking
- TV PersonalitiesJohnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Steve Harvey
- Press FiguresJoseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Ida Tarbell, Nellie Bly, Edward R. Murrow
- Texas WritersCormac McCarthy, O. Henry, Sandra Cisneros, Rick Riordan
Dan RatherWalter Cronkite
Dan Ratherentertainment reporters
Journalists covering celebrity news
citizen journalists · bloggers · TMZ · shock jocks · Joe Rogan