Connie Chung Frank Tankard JOUR 503 May 9, 2007
Career Highlights Co-anchors CBS Evening News with Dan Rather Hosts Eye to Eye with Connie Chung on CBS Co-hosts 20/20 on ABC Works for CBS, NBC, ABC CNN and MSNBC, mostly on magazine shows
Connie’s Start Begins at WTTG-TV in D.C. in 1969 Joins CBS News in 1971 as D.C. correspondent Covers Watergate Co-anchor for L.A. CBS affiliate, NBC News,
A Face of ’90s News Moves to CBS to host Saturday Night with Connie Chung,1989 Cuts work load to try to get pregnant, 1990 Becomes co-anchor of evening news, 1993
Dan in Washington, Connie in New York
Anchor Thrown Overboard CBS News third in ratings Gingrich interview Oklahoma City bombing coverage Problems with Dan Rather “I now know how Barbara Walters felt almost 20 years ago.”
Career after CBS Hosts 20/20 on ABC, Short-lived Connie Chung Tonight, CNN Weekends with Maury and Connie, MSNBC Popular YouTube video of Connie singing
‘Thanks for the Memories’
Legacy for Women ''It is obvious that the women are generally nice looking. The men can be nice looking or funny looking.'' Described by one TV writer as “intelligent, lively, attractive and Personable.” “It's nice to dream, but I don't think that any woman will hold a nightly news anchor position in my lifetime.” — 1985
Works Cited Associated Press. (1985, July 6). Chung Stars in New Show. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved from Beck, M. and Smith, S.J. (1993, September 13). Chung Frets About Career’s Effect on Marriage. The Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved from Moore, F. (1995, May 21). CBS Removed Chung as Rather’s Co-anchor. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved from Negra, D.M. (n.d.). Chung, Connie. Retrieved from Schwartz, T. (1980, July 27). Are TV Anchormen Merely Performers? The New York Times. Retrieved from Smith, S.B. (1983, August 6). TV Newswoman’s Suit Stirs a Debate on Value in Hiring. The New York Times. Retrieved from Voorhees, J. (1985, June 20). Connie Chung is One Early Bird Who’s Getting the News Viewers. The Seattle Times. Retrieved from Yandel, G. (1990, July 31). Chung Cuts Workload, Plans for Pregnancy. Atlanta Journal. Retrieved from