John Hart (journalist)
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John Hart (born February 1, 1932, Denver, Colorado) is a retired American television journalist who worked for several different television networks during the 1960s through the 1990s.
First known to the American public as a correspondent for CBS News, Hart eventually became anchor of its morning broadcast from 1969 until 1973. Hart moved to NBC in 1975 where, in addition to general correspondent duties, he served as a substitute for John Chancellor as anchor of NBC Nightly News and anchor of NBC Nightly News weekend editions, during much of the 1970s. He stayed with that network until 1988 when the Christian Science Monitor hired him as anchor of its cable television newscast, World Monitor, which aired on The Discovery Channel 1988-1991. He retired in 1991.
Among Hart's awards were Peabody, Overseas Press Club, Weintal, Edward R. Murrow, Christopher, ACE, Emmy.
[edit] External links
- Transcript of August 1970 interview of President Richard Nixon (with Bernard Kalb) for CBS
- YouTube clip of Hart anchoring NBC News Digest, February 1986
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