Connie Chung, born August 20, 1946, in Washington, D.C., rose from a newsroom assistant to one of the most influential journalists in American television. Her incisive interviewing style and relentless work ethic propelled her through CBS, NBC, ABC, and CNN during an era when national newsrooms were overwhelmingly male.
In 1993, she became co‑anchor of the CBS Evening News—the first Asian American and only the second woman to hold such a position. Her career, marked by landmark interviews and global reporting, stands as a monument to journalistic excellence and barrier‑breaking achievement.
Image of Connie from 1964 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
