1. Marlene Sanders was an American television news correspondent, anchor, producer and executive who worked for ABC News in the 1960s and 1970s and moved to CBS News in 1978.
17 Facts About Marlene Sanders
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Marlene Sanders was the first woman to achieve several milestones in the then male-dominated field of television news.
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Shortly after joining ABC News as a correspondent in 1964, Sanders became the first woman to anchor an evening news broadcast for a major network when she substituted for the regular anchor, Ron Cochran, who had become ill.
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Marlene Sanders was one of the first television newswomen to report on the Vietnam War from the field.
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Marlene Sanders won three Emmy Awards for documentaries she produced for CBS.
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Marlene Sanders grew up in a Jewish family in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
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Marlene Sanders's family was relatively secular, though they did attend a Reform synagogue occasionally and were well aware of ongoing issues affecting the Jewish community such as discrimination.
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In 1955, after failing to land steady work in theater, Marlene Sanders accepted a low-level job in television news, working for Ted Yates, the producer for Mike Wallace on WNEW-TV.
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Marlene Sanders became associate producer of the show and, after Wallace left, became a co-producer.
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Marlene Sanders is credited with having helped to break down the barriers women faced in broadcasting at the time.
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Marlene Sanders was one of the first television newswomen to cover the Vietnam War from the field; the first woman anchor of a nightly newscast for a major network, and the first woman vice president of the ABC News division.
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Marlene Sanders began working for CBS News in 1978, where she resumed producing documentaries.
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Marlene Sanders reported on the women's movement and the status of women in the news and reporting industry with CBS.
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Marlene Sanders was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1998 to 2004.
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Marlene Sanders was married to television producer Jerome Toobin, who died in 1984.
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Marlene Sanders died from cancer at the age of 84 on July 14,2015.
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Marlene Sanders is featured in the feminist history film She's Beautiful When She's Angry.