Dan Rather

Rather has been anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News with Dan Rather since 1981. He is also a correspondent for 60 Minutes II. Rather anchored 48 Hours from its inception in 1988 until 2001. After stints with Associated Press, United Press International and the Houston Chronicle, Rather began his career at CBS as a radio reporter Houston, Texas. At KHOU-TV in Houston, he served as the station’s News Director. Rather became a correspondent on the CBS Evening News with Walther Cronkite and Houston Bureau Chief in 1962. His coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy vaulted him to national attention and in1964, CBS assigned him to cover the White House. His groundbreaking interviews include a one-on-one with Saddam Hussein on the eve of the U.S.-led invasion this year, the first sit-down interview with President Clinton after his impeachment, and a conversation with Bill Cosby after the death of his son Ennis. Rather has received virtually every honor in broadcast journalism, including numerous Emmy Awards and the Peabody Award. Rather has written, edited and contributed to numerous books; his most recent was the best-selling The American Dream