Dan Rather
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Biography
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He 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.
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In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people. He reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.
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78 credits across 76 titlesActing
6 creditsCreator
1 creditDirecting
1 creditProduction
2 creditsAs self
68 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
