Sanders, Marlene (1931–)

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Sanders, Marlene (1931–)

American journalist and tv executive. Born Jan 10, 1931, in Cleveland, Ohio; dau. of Mac Sanders and Evelyn R. (Menitoff) Sanders; attended Ohio State University, 1948–50; attended Sorbonne, 1950; m. Jerome Toobin, May 27, 1958; children: Jeffrey Toobin (tv news correspondent); Mark Toobin.

A 3-time Emmy Award winner, broke barriers for women in network news throughout career; worked on Mike Wallace's "Night Beat" (1956–58); became assistant director of news and public affairs for WNEW radio in NY (1962); wrote radio documentary "The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto" for which she received Writers Guild of America Award (1964); joined ABC-TV, where she became 1st woman to anchor a nightly tv network newscast (1964), 1st woman to report from Vietnam War (1966), and 1st woman vice president of a tv network news division (1976); produced award-winning documentaries, including "Children in Peril" (1972) and "The Right to Die" (1974); at CBS, produced the news magazine "CBS Reports" (1978); joined New York's public-tv station WNET (1989); wrote (with Marcia Rock) Waiting for Prime Time (1989).

See also Women in World History.

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