Celebrities Who Are/Were Journalists

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Alicia Parlette
Born: January 11th 1982 in Granite Bay, United States
Amy Robach
Born: February 6th 1973 in St. Joseph, United States
Brent Renaud
Born: October 13th 1971 in Memphis, United States
Brian Williams
Born: May 5th 1959 in Middletown Township, United States
Bryant Gumbel
Born: September 29th 1948 in New Orleans, United States
Carl Rowan
Born: August 11th 1925 in Ravenscroft, United States
Christiane Amanpour
Born: January 12th 1958 in London, England
Dan Rather
Born: October 31st 1931 in Wharton, United States
Daniel Pearl
Born: October 10th 1963 in Princeton, United States
Dean Baquet
Born: September 21st 1956 in New Orleans, United States
Eppie Lederer
Born: July 4th 1918 in Sioux City, United States
George Plimpton
Born: March 18th 1927 in New York City, United States
Howard Cosell
Born: March 25th 1918 in Winston-Salem, United States
Howard K. Smith
Born: May 12th 1914 in Ferriday, United States
Hunter S. Thompson
Born: July 18th 1937 in Louisville, United States
Jack Germond
Born: January 30th 1928 in Boston, United States
Jane Pauley
Born: October 31st 1950 in Indianapolis, United States
Jim McKay
Born: September 24th 1921 in Philadelphia, United States
Joe Morgenstern
Born: October 3rd 1932 in Matamoras, United States
Judd Rose
Born: January 1st 1955 in Chicago, United States
Katherine Anne Porter
Born: May 15th 1890 in Indian Creek, United States
Linda Ellerbee
Born: August 15th 1944 in Bryan, United States
Louis Rukeyser
Born: January 30th 1933 in New York City, United States
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Born: April 7th 1890 in Minneapolis, United States
Marvin Kalb
Born: June 9th 1930 in New York City, United States
Nellie Bly
Born: May 5th 1864 in Cochrans Mills, United States
Nick Clooney
Born: January 13th 1934 in Maysville, United States
Pete Hamill
Born: June 24th 1935 in Brooklyn, United States
Robin Leach
Born: August 29th 1941 in Perivale, England
Ronan Farrow
Born: December 19th 1987 in New York City, United States
Shana Alexander
Born: October 6th 1925 in New York City, United States
Tim Russert
Born: May 7th 1950 in Buffalo, United States
Tony Snow
Born: June 1st 1955 in Berea, United States

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