Posted on 02/21/2014 11:34:17 AM PST by Borges
Garrick Utley, a former anchor for NBC News who for many years was one of a rare breed in television news reporting, a full-time foreign correspondent, died on Thursday night at his home in Manhattan. He was 74.
He died of prostate cancer, his wife, Gertje Utley, said.
From the battlefields of Vietnam and Iraq to the Soviet-led invasion of Prague, Mr. Utley was a forthright interviewer of troops and commanders in the field and of presidents and diplomats in the halls of power.
Fluent in Russian, German and French, he reported from some 75 countries in a multifaceted career that included 30 years at NBC. He was a bureau chief in London and Paris for the network, chief foreign correspondent, weekend news anchor and substitute for John Chancellor and Tom Brokaw on “NBC Nightly News.” He also hosted magazine programs and moderated the Sunday morning program “Meet the Press.” He later worked for ABC News and CNN.
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He was a journalist.....unlike the political hacks NBC now employees!!
and well tailored outfits
Which I would venture gives him three more languages than about 99% of the current working MSM. At least these TV journos were smart in the old days. Now....
Too bad he ended up at CNN.
I miss the ones that were capable and witty such as Mr. Utley. David Brinkley, Harry Reasoner and Charles Kuralt may have been somewhat liberal but they didn’t beat you over the head with it. Brit Hume is one of the few from the latter half of that generation who are still around.
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