David Brinkley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Brinkley

American journalist

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jun-2003

Profession: writer, news presenter, author, television presenter, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday This Week with David Brinkley program and a top commentator on election-night coverage for ABC News.
Over the course of his career, Brinkley received ten Emmy Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.He wrote three books, including the 1988 bestseller Washington Goes to War, about how World War II transformed the nation's capital.
This social history was largely based on his own observations as a young reporter in the city.