David Brinkley

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David Brinkley was a prominent American television newscaster and journalist best known for co-anchoring "The Huntley–Brinkley Report" and later serving as a leading figure in network evening news.


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instanceOf author
broadcast journalist
human
television journalist
television news anchor
awardReceived Emmy Award
George Polk Award
Peabody Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
causeOfDeath complications from a fall
coAnchorWith Chet Huntley
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-07-10
dateOfDeath 2003-06-11
educatedAt Emory and Henry College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vanderbilt University
employer ABC News
NBC News
NBC Radio
Wilmington Morning Star
familyName Brinkley
fieldOfWork broadcast journalism
genre news
political commentary
givenName David
knownFor co-anchoring The Huntley–Brinkley Report on NBC
pioneering network television evening news in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch United States Army
name David Brinkley
notableWork ABC World News Tonight
David Brinkley: A Memoir
The Huntley–Brinkley Report
This Week with David Brinkley
Washington Goes to War
Washington Week
occupation author
journalist
news commentator
television news anchor
placeOfBirth Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States of America
residence Washington, D.C., United States of America
sexOrGender male
spouse Ann Fischer
Susan Benfer NERFINISHED
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NBC Nightly News
hasFormerAnchor
David Brinkley
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