Roger Mudd

Roger Mudd, born February 9, 1928 in Washington, D.C., is a U.S. television journalist. A former reporter for the CBS Evening News, Mudd was a candidate in 1981 to succeed Walter Cronkite as anchor for the CBS Evening News. The position was given instead to Dan Rather and Mudd accepted an offer to co-anchor the NBC Nightly News along with Tom Brokaw. Mudd left the network a year later when Brokaw was given the position of sole anchor. He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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February 9 - 1928 - Washington, D.C. - U.S. - Journalist - CBS - 1981 - Walter Cronkite - CBS Evening News - Dan Rather - NBC Nightly News - Tom Brokaw

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Mudd still occasionally hosts History Channel documentaries about politics, as well as educational videos where he advocates and educates on sexual health issues such as AIDS.

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