10 Facts About Ron Claiborne

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Ronald Eldridge Claiborne was born on August 20,1953 and is a retired American journalist and correspondent for ABC News.

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Ron Claiborne was the "more news reporter" for the weekend edition of Good Morning America, anchored by Dan Harris and Paula Faris.

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Ronald Eldridge Claiborne was born in San Francisco, California on August 20,1953.

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Ron Claiborne worked as general assignment correspondent for independent WNYW-TV in New York City.

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Ron Claiborne was a reporter for the New York Daily News.

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Ron Claiborne covered areas such as metropolitan news, city politics and city hall and state government.

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Ron Claiborne joined ABC News in 1986 as a general assignment correspondent based in Boston and he frequently reported and contributed to World News, Nightline and Good Morning America.

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Ron Claiborne covered a wide variety of stories for ABC News, topics includes the legalization of gay marriages in Massachusetts; the Boston Catholic Church scandal in 2002; the Elian Gonzales custody battle; the Yugosalavia conflict in Belgrade; the Persian Gulf War and both the 1992 and 2008 US presidential campaigns where he covered Senator John McCain's campaign.

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Ron Claiborne retired from ABC News and Good Morning America in September 2018.

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Ron Claiborne was awarded an Emmy in 2000, for his coverage of the seizure of Elian Gonzales in Miami.