Don Harrison, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Don Harrison

American journalist

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1937

Date of Death: 02-May-1998

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Don Harrison

  • Don Harrison (August 8, 1937 – May 2, 1998) was an anchor on CNN Headline News from 1982 until his death from renal cancer in 1998.
  • He was a member of the original team of anchors when Headline News went on the air for the first time as "CNN2" in 1982.
  • Harrison, a native of Ottawa, Kansas, spent over three decades in the broadcast business.
  • For 11 years he was on the staff of KCMO-TV (now KCTV) in Kansas City, and for another four years he worked for KMSP in Minneapolis-St.
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  • He anchored WBAL Action News in Baltimore in the early 1970s.
  • He was the popular primary anchor at Tampa's WTSP from 1979 to 1982. Harrison was also in high demand for voice-over work, for instance, for TBS and CNN International.
  • In 1987, Harrison won the CableACE award for best news anchor.
  • It was recognition for a man characterized by a firm voice, elegant style and deep journalistic integrity.
  • His colleagues at CNN also remember Harrison as the man with a wry smile and infectious humor, a man it was rewarding and a privilege to work with. Harrison lost a leg due to bone cancer at age 13 and a kidney, also because of cancer, in 1993.
  • He was married and had two sons and a daughter.

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