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Roger Mudd

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Roger Mudd
Roger Mudd in 1982
Born
Roger Harrison Mudd

(1928-02-09)February 9, 1928
DiedMarch 9, 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 93)
Cause of deathProblems caused by kidney failure
Occupation(s)American TV news anchor, journalist, correspondent
Years active1953–2021
Spouse(s)E. J. Spears
(1957–2011) (her death)
Children4

Roger Harrison Mudd (February 9, 1928 – March 9, 2021) was an American broadcast journalist. He worked as the primary anchor for The History Channel.

Mudd was the weekend and weekday substitute anchor for the CBS Evening News, the co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and the host of the NBC-TV Meet the Press, and American Almanac TV programs.

Mudd was the winner of the Peabody Award, the Joan Shorenstein Award for Distinguished Washington Reporting, and five Emmy Awards.

Mudd died on March 9, 2021 in McLean, Virginia from problems caused by kidney failure, aged 93.[1][2]

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  1. "Roger Mudd: Veteran CBS newsman dies at 93 of kidney failure". USA Today. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. McFadden, Robert D. (March 9, 2021). "Roger Mudd, Anchorman Who Stumped a Kennedy, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

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