Sander Vanocur
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 Sander Vancour interviewing U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential aspirant Robert F. Kennedy on the evening of June 4, 1968, shortly before Kennedy was shot and killed in a Los Angeles hotel.
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| Born | January 8, 1928 Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Alma mater | Northwest University |
| Occupation | Series host |
| Known for | Telejournalism |
Sander Vanocur, born January 8, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American journalist.
In 1950, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the Northwestern University School of Speech. He began his journalism career as a reporter on the London Staff of The Manchester Guardian, and also did general reporting for The New York Times.
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[edit] Telejournalism career
Described as "one of the country’s most prominent political reporters during the 1960s,"[1]Vanocur served as a domestic correspondent for NBC News in the 1960s and 1970s. He was one of NBC's "four horsemen," its floor reporters at the political conventions in the 1960s. This included covering the 1968 United States presidential election in which Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Vancour, who had interviewed Kennedy on June 4, 1968 a few hours before the Democratic candidate was shot, reported on the incident from The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California for the entire night.
In 1984 he moderated the Vice Presidential debate between incumbent George H. W. Bush and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. Vanocur held various positions at ABC News from 1977 to 1991, including Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Senior Correspondent in Buenos Aires, and anchor for Business World, the first regularly scheduled weekly business program. He covered the 1997, 1998, and 1999 World Economic Summits and was Chief Overview Correspondent during the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections. He made a cameo appearance as himself in the movie Dave.
[edit] Teaching career
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He taught at Duke University.
[edit] Television Hosting Career
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Vanocur is currently the host of two of the History Channel's prime time series: "Movies in Time" and "History's Business."
[edit] Family
Vanocur is the father of ABC Salt Lake City anchor Chris Vanocur. Their last name is pronounced "van-OH-cur."
