Dan Rather Quotes


I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.


Citations

Rather, Dan. Interview by Larry King. Larry King Live, CNN, 20 June 2006.

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Dan Rather
Dan Rather
  • Born: October 31, 1931
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Journalist, News Presenter, Reporter Correspondent

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. 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.