Ann Taylor (born April 27, 1936, in

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) is a newscaster who reported for

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(NPR), contributing to ''

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'' from 1989 to 2011. Her questions at presidential press conferences always started with "This is Ann Taylor" in her signature voice.

Biography

In 1949, Taylor and her family moved to

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as her father was appointed to become a federal judge by U.S. President

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. She graduated from West High School and Chatham Hall. She graduated from

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and attended

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, before transferring to and graduating from the

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, where she majored in English and minored in history. She was a newscaster for

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in Knoxville and WTOP in

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, prior to joining

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. She worked for NBC for 15 years, and at NPR for 21 years. Taylor is the daughter of Florence McCain and Judge Robert L. Taylor.

Awards and honors

She was awarded the Gabriel Certificate of Merit. She was also a 1996 Notable University of Tennessee Woman Award Recipient and in 1979 an American Women in Radio and Television commendation for "The Women's Program."

References

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