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Ron Cochran
Ron Cochran (September 20, 1912 – July 25, 1994) was a Canadian-born American television news journalist who worked for ABC and CBS. He served as the anchor of the ''ABC Evening News'' from 1962 to 1965. In November 1963, he served as the network's principal anchor for the around-the-clock coverage of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. Before that, he hosted the CBS drama television series ''Armstrong Circle Theatre''. Cochran was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Fairfield, Iowa, where he received his elementary and secondary education. He majored in physics at Parsons College and went to the University of Florida for graduate study in that field. He decided on a career change before he finished the latter studies. Cochran worked as a reporter for the ''Rock Island Argus'' before an audition resulted in a job broadcasting news for radio station WHBF, which was owned by the newspaper's management. After working in Midwest radio stations, he jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Ron Cochran News Program Set Desk ABC Commentator Anchor Press Photo
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
