Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson | |
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Donaldson in 1995 | |
| Born | Samuel Andrew Donaldson, Jr. March 11, 1934 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupations | Journalist; television news pundit; panelist for ABC News Now |
| Years active | 1967–2009 |
| Spouses | Patricia Oates
(m. 1954; div. 1962)Billie Kay Butler
(m. 1963; div. 1980)Janice C. Smith
(m. 1983; div. 2014)Sandra Martorelli (m. 2014) |
| Children | 4 |
| Military service | |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1956–1959 |
| Rank | Captain |
Samuel Andrew Donaldson Jr. (born March 11, 1934) is an American retired television reporter and news anchor. He broadcast with ABC News from 1967 to 2009. He was well known as the White House Correspondent (1977–1989 and 1998–99) with a booming loud voice, which could get the attention of President Reagan, amazingly cutting through the noise of whirling helicopter blades. He was a panelist and co-anchor of Sunday's This Week on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).