Roger Mudd
Roger Mudd | |
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Mudd at a taping of Christmas in Washington in 1982 | |
| Born | Roger Harrison Mudd February 9, 1928 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 2021 (aged 93) McLean, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1953–2021 |
| Spouse |
E. J. Spears
(m. 1957; died 2011) |
| Children | 4 |
Roger Harrison Mudd (February 9, 1928 – March 9, 2021) was an American broadcast journalist who was a correspondent and anchor for CBS News and NBC News. He also worked as the primary anchor for the History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend and weekday substitute anchor for CBS Evening News, co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and host of the NBC-TV's Meet the Press and American Almanac TV programs. Mudd was a recipient of a Peabody Award, a Joan Shorenstein Award for Distinguished Washington Reporting, and five Emmy Awards.