What is David Brinkley?
{{Infobox person |name = David Brinkley |image = David Brinkley 1962.JPG |caption = Brinkley in 1962. |birth_name = David McClure Brinkley |birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1920|07|10}} |birth_place = [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|06|11|1920|07|10}} |death_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_cause = Problems caused by a fall |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = [[News broadcasting#Television news|Television news]] [[News presenter|anchor]] |years_active = 1943–1997 |nationality = American |spouse = Ann Fischer (m. 1946; divorced; three sons)<br />Susan Adolph (m. 1972; one adopted daughter)<}} '''David McClure Brinkley''' (July 10, 1920&nbsp;– June 11, 2003) was an American [[News presenter|newscaster]] for [[NBC News|NBC]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he [[News presenter|co-anchored]] [[NBC]]'s top-rated nightly [[News broadcasting#Television news|news]] program, ''[[The Huntley–Brinkley Report]],'' with [[Chet Huntley]]. In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday ''[[This Week (U.S. TV program)|This Week with David Brinkley]]'' program and a top commentator on election-night coverage for [[ABC News]]. Brinkley received ten [[Emmy Award]]s, three George Foster [[Peabody Award]]s, and the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-06-12-brinkley-dies_x.htm|title=David Brinkley, Legendary NBC Newsman, Dies at 82|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=June 12, 2003}}</ref> He wrote three books, including the 1988 bestseller ''Washington Goes to War''. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brinkley, David}} [[Category:American television news anchors]] [[Category:American war correspondents]] [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:American autobiographers]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:Accidental d