Douglas Cameron White (October 2, 1944 – August 15, 2006) was an American

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. A native of

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, and an alumnus of

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, White's first work in television was at

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while at

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on a work fellowship. White worked at

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, located in

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, for six years. He then joined

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's WJAR-TV (later WJAR), located in

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in 1978, anchoring the 6PM and 11PM newscasts during that time and adding the 5PM edition in 2001. Before that, he worked at WSMW-TV in

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, and

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. He went on medical leave in 2005 due to cancer, which was the cause of his death at his home in

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, on August 15, 2006, at the age of 61.

External links and references

The Boston Globe's coverage of White's death
1944 births 2006 deaths Television anchors from Boston People from Providence, Rhode Island Bates College alumni Deaths from cancer in Rhode Island {{US-journalist-1940s-stub