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Connie Chung

Connie Chung. Frank Tankard JOUR 503 May 9, 2007. Career Highlights. Co-anchors CBS Evening News with Dan Rather Hosts Eye to Eye with Connie Chung on CBS Co-hosts 20/20 on ABC Works for CBS, NBC, ABC CNN and MSNBC, mostly on magazine shows. Connie’s Start. Begins at WTTG-TV

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Connie Chung

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  1. Connie Chung Frank Tankard JOUR 503 May 9, 2007

  2. Career Highlights • Co-anchors CBS Evening News with Dan Rather • Hosts Eye to Eye with Connie Chung on CBS • Co-hosts 20/20 on ABC • Works for CBS, NBC, ABC CNN and MSNBC, mostly on magazine shows

  3. Connie’s Start • Begins at WTTG-TV in D.C. in 1969 • Joins CBS News in 1971 as D.C. correspondent • Covers Watergate • Co-anchor for L.A. CBS affiliate, 1976-1983 • NBC News, 1983-1989

  4. A Face of ’90s News • Moves to CBS to host Saturday Night with Connie Chung,1989 • Cuts work load to try to get pregnant, 1990 • Becomes co-anchor of evening news, 1993

  5. Dan in Washington, Connie in New York http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0fRkfh5kr8

  6. Anchor Thrown Overboard • CBS News third in ratings • Gingrich interview • Oklahoma City bombing coverage • Problems with Dan Rather • “I now know how Barbara Walters felt almost 20 years ago.”

  7. Career after CBS • Hosts 20/20 on ABC, 1998-2002 • Short-lived Connie Chung Tonight, CNN • Weekends with Maury and Connie, MSNBC • Popular YouTube video of Connie singing

  8. ‘Thanks for the Memories’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiMvXCp2Qvo

  9. Legacy for Women • ''It is obvious that the women are generally nice looking. The men can be nice looking or funny looking.'' • Described by one TV writer as “intelligent, lively, attractive and Personable.” • “It's nice to dream, but I don't think that any woman will hold a nightly news anchor position in my lifetime.” — 1985

  10. Works Cited Associated Press. (1985, July 6). Chung Stars in New Show. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en Beck, M. and Smith, S.J. (1993, September 13). Chung Frets About Career’s Effect on Marriage. The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en Moore, F. (1995, May 21). CBS Removed Chung as Rather’s Co-anchor. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en Negra, D.M. (n.d.). Chung, Connie. Retrieved from http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/chungconnie/chungconnie.htm Schwartz, T. (1980, July 27). Are TV Anchormen Merely Performers? The New York Times. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en Smith, S.B. (1983, August 6). TV Newswoman’s Suit Stirs a Debate on Value in Hiring. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en Voorhees, J. (1985, June 20). Connie Chung is One Early Bird Who’s Getting the News Viewers. The Seattle Times. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en Yandel, G. (1990, July 31). Chung Cuts Workload, Plans for Pregnancy. Atlanta Journal. Retrieved from http://global.factiva.com.www2.lib.ku.edu:2048/sb/default.aspx?NAPC=S&fcpil=en

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