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  • Birth Name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr.
  • Birth Place: Wharton, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/31/1931, Scorpio
  • Profession: TV newscaster; author
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Dan Rather Fast Facts:
  • Began his news career while in elementary school, selling the Houston Chronicle; he later reported for the paper from 1954-55.
  • Was the first guest on David Letterman's late-night CBS show.
  • As a correspondent for CBS News, he helped the station snag seven Peabody Awards; he has personally won more than 20 News Emmys.
  • Has published numerous books including: The American Dream (2001), Deadlines and Datelines (1999), The Camera Never Blinks Twice: The Future Adventures of a Television Journalist (1994), I Remember (1991), The Camera Never Blinks (1977) and The Palace Guard (1974).
  • The title of the 1994 REM song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" derives from a 1986 incident when two men accosted Rather outside his Manhattan apartment and demanded to know, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" Rather later sang along when the band performed the song on Letterman's show.
  • Dan Rather Relationships:
  • Byrl Veda Page Rather - Mother
  • Daniel Irvin Rather Sr. - Father
  • Danjack Rather - Son
  • Donald Eugene Rather - Brother
  • Jean Grace Goebel Rather - Wife
  • Patricia Ann Rather - Sister
  • Robin Rather - Daughter
  • College:
  • Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville, TX (BA in Journalism, 1953)

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