Dan Rather
(1931-)
American broadcast journalist
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Dan Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist and former national evening news anchor. Rather began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane Carla. In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people.
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Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. 31 October 1931 (age 93) Wharton, Texas, USA
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