William Job "Bill" Stout was an American journalist and sometime actor, known for his radio and television broadcasting career with CBS News.
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20 Facts About Bill Stout
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Bill Stout attended the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in English.
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Bill Stout enrolled when he was 16, and started classes as he turned 17.
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Bill Stout left UCLA in June 1947 at the age of 19 and t obtained work at the rival paper, The Minneapolis Times, alongside freshman reporter Harry Reasoner who would later attain fame as a television commentator.
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Bill Stout continued at the Times, later shifting to work for the Associated Press news agency.
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Bill Stout married Helen Larson in 1949 and they moved to Los Angeles in 1950 with her son Craig, who he later adopted.
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KNXT broadcast on channel 2, and Bill Stout worked for the channel's investigative news show Special Assignment.
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In 1960, Bill Stout left CBS for three years to work for rival KTLA inside an old Warner Bros.
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Bill Stout moderated Richard Nixon's press conference following his defeat in the California governor's race in 1962.
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Bill Stout hosted a half-hour TV series, Line of Sight, in which he aired his commentaries on current news topics.
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In 1963, Bill Stout returned to CBS as the Los Angeles correspondent of CBS News.
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Bill Stout wrote occasional newspaper articles, and he was a popular speaker at parties and fundraisers.
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Bill Stout was dismissive of newscasters chosen for their attractive appearance.
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In 1978, Bill Stout unwittingly contributed to the loss by Mervyn Dymally to Mike Curb in the race for Lieutenant Governor of California.
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On February 3,1988, Bill Stout received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in the television industry.
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Two nights later, Bill Stout was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with flu-like symptoms.
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Bill Stout died the next morning from cardiac arrest at the age of 62.
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Bill Stout was survived by his wife, Margaret, her five children and three children from his second marriage.
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Bill Stout is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.
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