Carole Simpson
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About
Broadcast journalist who became the first African-American woman to anchor a major network news show when she joined NBC News in 1974. In 1982, she began anchoring ABC's World News Tonight.
Before Fame
After graduating from the University of Michigan, she worked for radio and television stations in Chicago, Illinois.
Trivia
Shortly after moderating a debate among presidential candidates Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ross Perot, she won the 1992 Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists.
Family Life
She married James Edward Marshall in 1966.
Associated With
Like Bob Young, she once anchored World News Tonight.
