Bob Young (news anchor)
Robert H. "Bob" Young (November 7, 1923 – January 19, 2011)[1][2] was a television news journalist for ABC News. He served as the anchor of The ABC Evening News (now known as World News Tonight) from October 1967 to May 1968. Young's most noteworthy broadcast took place on April 4, 1968, when he anchored ABC's coverage of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Bob Young | |
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| Born | November 7, 1923 |
| Died | January 19, 2011 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
After leaving ABC, Young went to WCBS-TV in New York City where he anchored the 11:00 p.m. newscast until 1971. He later returned to radio news anchoring at New York's all-news WINS (AM), NBC Radio News and UPI Audio. He then turned to public relations work.
Young died on January 19, 2011 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, at the age of 87.
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| Preceded by Peter Jennings |
ABC Evening News Bob Young 1967–1968 |
Succeeded by Frank Reynolds |
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