Linda Mason, CBS News veteran and trailblazing journalist, dies at age 84
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Linda Mason, a CBS News journalist and producer for 47 years, died at age 84, the network said. She became the first female producer of the “CBS Evening News” and held several senior roles at CBS News.Key Facts
- Mason died Wednesday night surrounded by family, according to CBS News.
- She joined CBS News in 1966 as a radio desk assistant.
- She worked with anchors Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather on the “CBS Evening News.”
- Her CBS roles included executive producer of “CBS Sunday Morning,” vice president of public affairs and head of the network’s standards department.
- She covered major international stories for “CBS Sunday Morning,” including Ronald Reagan’s first trip to the Soviet Union and the unrest in China before the Tiananmen Square uprising.
- Mason oversaw and executive-produced the documentary series “CBS Reports” and worked on “Eye to Eye” and two “60 Minutes” anniversary specials.
- She won 13 Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards and several other journalism honors.
- Mason earned degrees from Brown University and Syracuse University.
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