Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

October 30, 1931 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Wharton, Texas, USA

Dan Rather

Biography

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane Carla. In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people. He reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.

Known For

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?