John Chancellor

:For the British colonial official, see John Chancellor (British administrator).

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John Chancellor (July 14, 1927 - July 12, 1996) was an American journalist.

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July 14 - 1927 - July 12 - 1996 - American - Journalist

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Originally a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, he first started his career in national news on the Huntley-Brinkley Report as a correspondent. In 1961, he replaced Dave Garroway as host of The Today Show, a role he filled for one year. He was director of Voice of America from 1965-1967.

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Chicago Sun-Times - Huntley-Brinkley Report - 1961 - Dave Garroway - The Today Show - Voice of America - 1965 - 1967

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He is best known, however, as an anchor on the NBC Nightly News, a spot he held from 1970 to 1982. For most of his tenure on the show, he was the sole anchor, but later he also had help from fellow journalist David Brinkley. Although Chancellor was a well-recognized journalist in his own right, he was almost always dwarfed by Walter Cronkite, who was more popular. As a result, Cronkite's CBS Evening News always beat NBC in the ratings.

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NBC Nightly News - 1970 - 1982 - David Brinkley - Walter Cronkite - CBS Evening News

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He retired from his head anchor duties in 1982 and was succeeded by Tom Brokaw. He continued to write and read editorial commentary for the program before moving to the northeast in 1993, where he died of stomach cancer in 1996.

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1982 - Tom Brokaw - Northeast - 1993 - 1996

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Chancellor was also the voice of Baseball, an award winning documentary by Ken Burns.

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