David Brinkley
Birthday: 1920-07-10 | Place of Birth: Wilmington, North Carolina, USADavid McClure Brinkley 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.
Known For
Agnelli
The Seventies
The Seventies 2015
Rating: 8.2
Stars: Walter Cronkite / Dan Rather / Tom Hanks /
The Sixties
The Sixties 2014
Rating: 8.4
Stars: Walter Cronkite / Tom Hanks / David Brinkley /
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Acting
