Roger Mudd | |
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![]() Roger Mudd in 1982 | |
Born | Roger Harrison Mudd February 9, 1928 |
Died | March 9, 2021 McLean, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 93)
Cause of death | Problems caused by kidney failure |
Occupation(s) | American TV news anchor, journalist, correspondent |
Years active | 1953–2021 |
Spouse(s) | E. J. Spears (1957–2011) (her death) |
Children | 4 |
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]