Dan Rather Biography and Wiki
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist, author, and former national evening news anchor. Rather began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961.
Dan Rather’s Age and Birthday
The news anchor was born on October 31, 1931, in Wharton, Texas, United States. He is 90 years old as of 2022. His Birth sign is Scorpio. He turns 91 years old on October 31, 2022.
Dan Rather Height
Dan stands at 5 feet 10 inches ( Approx 1.78m) tall.
Dan Rather Education
He attended and graduated from Lovett Elementary School and Hamilton Middle School. Afterward, he graduated from John H. Reagan High School in Houston in the year 1950.
Dan was also enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was sent to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. He was discharged due to his rheumatic fever as a child which was committed during enlisting.
The journalist later earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas. More details regarding his academic credentials will be updated soon.
Dan Rather Family, Parents, and Siblings
The anchorman was born to parents Veda his mother and Daniel Irvin Rather his father. It is known that he is the first child of three children in his family.
He grew up in Texas alongside his siblings, Donald Eugene and Patricia. Further information regarding his family background will be updated soon when established.
Dan Rather’s Wife, Is he Married?
In regards to his marital status, the news journalist is happily married to his lovely wife, Jean Goebel. The pair exchanged their wedding vows in 1975 in a blissful wedding ceremony.
Their wedding was attended by family members and close friends. We are keeping tabs and we will update his partner’s details soon.
Dan Rather Children
The couple is blessed with two children a son named Danjack and a daughter named Robin. His son serves as an assistant attorney while his daughter is an environmentalist and community activist in Austin, Texas.
Dan Rather Salary
At the end of his career, he earned an annual salary of $6 million from CBS.
Dan Rather’s Net Worth
Rather has an estimated net worth of $75 Million as of 2022. This is from his extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Dan Rather CBS News
He was first selected for the network’s White House correspondent position in 1964. Dan later worked as a foreign correspondent for CBS in London, and in 1966 in Vietnam.
The journalist was hired to serve as the White House correspondent during the presidency of Richard Nixon as well as an anchor for the CBS Sunday Night News.
Dan has also worked as the correspondent of the long-running Sunday night news show 60 Minutes and also CBS Reports. He worked with CBS until 2006 when he was abruptly sacked.
In September 2007, he filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its former parent company Viacom. The lawsuit was dismissed in September 2009, and the New York Court of Appeals denied to reinstate it in January 2010.
He hosts several projects for AXS TV, such as Dan Rather Presents, and The Big Interview with Dan Rather. Dan also hosts an online newscast dubbed The News with Dan Rather on The Young Turks’ YouTube channel.