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Encyclopedia > Sam Donaldson

Samuel Andrew Donaldson (born March 11, 1934 in El Paso, Texas) was a news anchor for ABC News, known for his persistence in questioning senior government officials up to and including the President of the United States. Donaldson attended the University of Texas at El Paso. 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Star of the Southwest and Land of the Sun Motto: Official website: www. ... A news anchor (US,Can. ... ABC News is a division of the American Broadcasting Company television and radio networks (ABC). ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. ...


He also appeared for a number of years on the Sunday morning television talk show, This Week with David Brinkley. After the retirement of David Brinkley from the program, he co-hosted the program for several years with Cokie Roberts. He currently serves as a panelist on "This Week" along with Roberts and George Will and co-hosts Politics Live on ABC News Now. One popular feature on Politics Live is the Stump Sam feature, in which viewers send in presidential trivia question for Donaldson to answer. If Donaldson is stumped, the viewer who "stumped Sam" wins a free hat. A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... This Week is one of the American Sunday-morning interview shows. ... David Brinkley David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American television newscaster for NBC and, later, ABC. From 1956 through 1970 he co-anchored NBCs nightly news program The Huntley–Brinkley Report with Chet Huntley. ... Martha Mary Coreen Morrison Claiborne Boggs Cokie Roberts (b. ... ABC News Now is a television cable news channel offered online at ABCNews. ...


In 1995, Donaldson had a melanoma removed from a lymph node. Since then, he and his wife, Jan Smith, have both been active supporters of cancer research.


On July 7, 2004 three members of the family tending to Donaldson's ranch in Hondo, New Mexico were found murdered. Cody Posey, a fourteen year old and remaining survivor of the family, was arrested and charged with the murders. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cody Posey (born 1989) is suspected, by New Mexico police, of three murders. ...


Books

Hold On, Mr. President! Sam Donaldson (Random House 1987) ISBN 0449215202


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Sam Donaldson, a 35-year ABC News veteran, served two appointments as chief White House correspondent for ABC News from January 1998 to August 1999 and from 1977-1989, covering Presidents Carter, Reagan and Clinton.
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Donaldson, an eyewitness to the shooting attempt on President Ronald Reagan's life in 1981, delivered the first report on any broadcast medium of that event on the ABC radio network.
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