Biography
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name in September 1961 after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla. He has reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as from Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.
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Awards & recognition
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award · 2017
- Trustees Award · 2013
- Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award · 2012
- News and Documentary Emmy Awards · 1990
- Academy of Achievement
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- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
- Peabody Awards
- Radio Television Digital News Association
- Television Hall of Fame
Filmography42 titles
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
MLB Network Presents
The Draft
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
The Simpsons
The War You Don't See
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Explained
The Sixties
30 for 30
The Seventies
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Tab Hunter Confidential
Powaqqatsi
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Cover-Up
Fahrenheit 9/11
Fail State
Ghosts of Ole Miss
Dan Rather Reports
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
The Nineties
Breakdown: 1975
Howard
StarTalk
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Harry Benson: Shoot First
Mike Wallace Is Here
Charlie Wilson's War
American Experience
The Daily Show
Dirty Sexy Money
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Real Time with Bill Maher
Charlie Rose
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Chelsea
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Rather
Biden's Decision
The Inquisitor