Catherine Mackin

Catherine Mackin
Mackin reports at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.
Born(1939-08-28)August 28, 1939
DiedNovember 20, 1982(1982-11-20) (aged 43)
Towson, Maryland, U.S.

Catherine Patricia "Cassie" Mackin (August 28, 1939 – November 20, 1982) was a pioneer woman journalist in United States television network broadcasting. In the early 1970s, she anchored a WRC-TV newscast and in 1972 became NBC's first female correspondent to serve as a floor reporter at the national political conventions. In 1976, she became the first woman to regularly anchor an evening network newscast alone.

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