Carole Simpson (born December 7, 1940) is an American broadcast
journalist, news anchor, and author. She is the first African-American
woman to anchor a major United States network newscast.Simpson, a
graduate of the University of Michigan, began her career on radio at
WCFL in Chicago, Illinois, and was later hired at WBBM. She moved to
television at Chicago's WMAQ and onto NBC News in 1975, becoming the
first African-American woman to anchor a major network newscast. She
joined ABC News in 1982, and was an anchor for the weekend edition of
World News Tonight from 1988 until October 2003.She became the first
woman of color to moderate a presidential debate when she moderated
the debate held between George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross
Perot, at Richmond, Virginia, in 1992. That same year she was the
recipient of the Journalist of the Year Award from the National
Association of Black Journalists.Simpson is on the Advisory Council at
the International Women's Media Foundation.
journalist, news anchor, and author. She is the first African-American
woman to anchor a major United States network newscast.Simpson, a
graduate of the University of Michigan, began her career on radio at
WCFL in Chicago, Illinois, and was later hired at WBBM. She moved to
television at Chicago's WMAQ and onto NBC News in 1975, becoming the
first African-American woman to anchor a major network newscast. She
joined ABC News in 1982, and was an anchor for the weekend edition of
World News Tonight from 1988 until October 2003.She became the first
woman of color to moderate a presidential debate when she moderated
the debate held between George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross
Perot, at Richmond, Virginia, in 1992. That same year she was the
recipient of the Journalist of the Year Award from the National
Association of Black Journalists.Simpson is on the Advisory Council at
the International Women's Media Foundation.
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