Dickerson, Nancy

Dickerson, Nancy
▪ 1998

      American journalist and author who was a pioneer in television reporting, serving as the first female news correspondent at CBS (1960) and producing award-winning documentaries; her autobiography, Among Those Present (1976), attributed part of her success to contacts she established as one of Washington, D.C.'s most popular party hostesses (b. Jan. 27, 1927—d. Oct. 18, 1997).

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