20 Facts About Bill Stout

1.

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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2.

Bill Stout attended the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in English.

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3.

Bill Stout enrolled when he was 16, and started classes as he turned 17.

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4.

Bill Stout advocated racial justice in a college newspaper editorial, and, in 1946, he represented UCLA in Prague at the founding meeting of the International Union of Students.

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5.

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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6.

Bill Stout continued at the Times, later shifting to work for the Associated Press news agency.

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7.

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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8.

KNXT broadcast on channel 2, and Bill Stout worked for the channel's investigative news show Special Assignment.

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9.

In 1960, Bill Stout left CBS for three years to work for rival KTLA inside an old Warner Bros.

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10.

Bill Stout moderated Richard Nixon's press conference following his defeat in the California governor's race in 1962.

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11.

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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12.

In 1963, Bill Stout returned to CBS as the Los Angeles correspondent of CBS News.

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13.

Bill Stout wrote occasional newspaper articles, and he was a popular speaker at parties and fundraisers.

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14.

Bill Stout was dismissive of newscasters chosen for their attractive appearance.

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15.

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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16.

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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17.

Two nights later, Bill Stout was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with flu-like symptoms.

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18.

Bill Stout died the next morning from cardiac arrest at the age of 62.

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19.

Bill Stout was survived by his wife, Margaret, her five children and three children from his second marriage.

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20.

Bill Stout is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.

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