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{{Short description|American journalist (1938–2022)}} |
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'''William Madden Plante''' (January 14, 1938 – September 28, 2022) was an American [[journalist]] and correspondent for [[CBS News]].<ref name="huffington-2014jun">{{cite news|last1=Taibi|first1=Catherine|title=CBS News' Bill Plante Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary With The Network|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=June 2, 2014|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/bill-plante-anniversary-cbs-news-white-house-correspondent-_n_5432151.html|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> |
'''William Madden Plante''' (January 14, 1938 – September 28, 2022) was an American [[journalist]] and correspondent for [[CBS News]]; he joined the network in 1964.<ref name="huffington-2014jun">{{cite news|last1=Taibi|first1=Catherine|title=CBS News' Bill Plante Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary With The Network|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=June 2, 2014|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/bill-plante-anniversary-cbs-news-white-house-correspondent-_n_5432151.html|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> He was noted for being the network's senior White House correspondent for over three decades. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Plante was born in [[Chicago]] on January 14, 1938.<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Plante, CBS News’s Man at the White House, Dies at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/business/media/bill-plante-dead.html|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="WP obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/28/cbs-correspondent-bill-plante-dead/|first=Emily|last=Langer|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> |
Plante was born in [[Chicago]] on January 14, 1938.<ref name="NYT obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Plante, CBS News’s Man at the White House, Dies at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/business/media/bill-plante-dead.html|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="WP obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/28/cbs-correspondent-bill-plante-dead/|first=Emily|last=Langer|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> His father, Regis, was employed as a field engineer for a heating company; his mother, Jane (Madden), worked as a school administrator. Plante attended [[Loyola Academy]] in his hometown, graduating in 1955.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> It was around this time that he was employed by classical music radio station in [[Evanston, Illinois]], his first experience with broadcasting.<ref name="WP obit"/> |
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Plante studied business and humanities at [[Loyola University Chicago]] |
Plante studied business and humanities at [[Loyola University Chicago]] earning a [[bachelor's degree]] in 1959.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> He dropped out of [[Chicago-Kent College of Law]],<ref name="WP obit"/> after his friend got him a job as assistant news director at [[WISN-TV]].<ref name="NYT obit"/> He spent four years at the station, before being awarded a journalism fellowship by [[CBS]] to study political science at [[Columbia University]].<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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After completing his studies at Columbia, Plante started working for [[CBS News]] in June 1964 as a reporter and assignment editor.<ref name="WP obit"/><ref name="CBS obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Plante, legendary CBS News White House correspondent, has died at 84|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-plante-dies-age-84-cbs-news-white-house-correspondent/|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|publisher=CBS News}}</ref> |
After completing his studies at Columbia, Plante started working for [[CBS News]] in June 1964 as a reporter and assignment editor.<ref name="WP obit"/><ref name="CBS obit">{{cite news|title=Bill Plante, legendary CBS News White House correspondent, has died at 84|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-plante-dies-age-84-cbs-news-white-house-correspondent/|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 28, 2022|publisher=CBS News}}</ref> He was sent to South Vietnam later that year to report on the [[Vietnam War]], the first of four tours as a correspondent.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="CBS obit"/> His final tour in 1975 saw him cover the [[fall of Phnom Penh]] and [[fall of Saigon]]; this earned his CBS News team the "Best Radio Spot News Reporting from Abroad" award from the [[Overseas Press Club]].<ref name="CBS obit"/><ref>Per Plante's remarks during panel discussion ([http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-role-of-the-press-in-the-vietnam-war "The role of the press in the Vietnam War"]) on ''[[Face the Nation]]'' broadcast of May 24, 2015</ref> |
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In March 1965, Plante went to [[Selma, Alabama]] |
In March 1965, Plante went to [[Selma, Alabama]] and was there when state troopers assaulted marchers on the [[Edmund Pettus Bridge]] in what has been referred to as "[[Selma to Montgomery marches#"Bloody Sunday" events|Bloody Sunday]]".<ref name="NYT obit"/> He returned later that month to report on the [[Selma to Montgomery marches]] and interviewed [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] during the event.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="CBS obit"/> |
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Plante |
Plante last worked as the [[White House Press Corps|Senior White House Correspondent]] for CBS News, reporting for ''[[CBS This Morning]]'' as well as for the ''[[CBS Evening News]]''. He covered the [[Selma to Montgomery marches|1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama]] as a national correspondent for CBS. He served four tours as a news correspondent in [[South Vietnam]] covering the [[Vietnam War]], the first was in 1964 and the last one was in 1975 during the [[Fall of Saigon]] at the end of the war.<ref>Per Plante's remarks during panel discussion ([http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-role-of-the-press-in-the-vietnam-war "The role of the press in the Vietnam War"]) on ''[[Face the Nation]]'' broadcast of May 24, 2015</ref> He anchored ''CBS Sunday Night News'' from 1988 to 1995.<ref>Retirement announced on Face the Nation 11/13/2016 by John Dickerson [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/09/broadcasts/main524920.shtml Bill Plante]. Bio from CBS News.</ref> He retired in November 2016.<ref name="CBS-2016nov16">{{cite news|title=CBS News celebrates career of Bill Plante, retiring after 52 years|work=CBS News|date=November 16, 2016|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-celebrates-career-of-bill-plante/|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> |
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During his tenure as White House correspondent, Plante penchant for fine wine led to him being the press corps' unofficial [[sommelier]].<ref name="WP obit"/><ref name="CBS obit"/> He even covered the subject from time to time on ''[[The Early Show]]'' and ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]''.<ref name="CBS obit"/> While covering [[Bill Clinton]]'s visit to New Zealand, Plante [[bungee jumping|bungee jumped]] over the [[Kawarau River]] alongside White House aides. Before jumping, he declared, "This is Bill Plante of CBS News, proving that you’re never too old to do something really stupid".<ref name="WP obit"/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Plante's first marriage was to Barbara Barnes Orteig.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> |
Plante's first marriage was to Barbara Barnes Orteig.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> They had two children, in addition to the four sons from her previous marriage whom Plante adopted,<ref name="WP obit"/> including syndicated radio talk show host [[Chris Plante]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/03/AR2010110307778.html| title = Conservatively speaking, WMAL radio host Chris Plante is on the rise}}</ref> They eventually divorced, and he subsequently married Robin Smith in 1987.<ref name="WP obit"/> They remained married for 34 years until his death.<ref name="CBS obit"/> One of his sons, Patrick, predeceased him in 2014.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> |
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Plante died on September 28, 2022, at his home in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
Plante died on September 28, 2022, at his home in [[Washington, D.C.]] He was 84 and suffered from respiratory failure prior to his death.<ref name="NYT obit"/><ref name="WP obit"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 06:38, 29 September 2022
William Madden Plante (January 14, 1938 – September 28, 2022) was an American journalist and correspondent for CBS News; he joined the network in 1964.[1] He was noted for being the network's senior White House correspondent for over three decades.
Early life and education
Plante was born in Chicago on January 14, 1938.[2][3] His father, Regis, was employed as a field engineer for a heating company; his mother, Jane (Madden), worked as a school administrator. Plante attended Loyola Academy in his hometown, graduating in 1955.[2][3] It was around this time that he was employed by classical music radio station in Evanston, Illinois, his first experience with broadcasting.[3]
Plante studied business and humanities at Loyola University Chicago earning a bachelor's degree in 1959.[2][3] He dropped out of Chicago-Kent College of Law,[3] after his friend got him a job as assistant news director at WISN-TV.[2] He spent four years at the station, before being awarded a journalism fellowship by CBS to study political science at Columbia University.[2][3]
Career
After completing his studies at Columbia, Plante started working for CBS News in June 1964 as a reporter and assignment editor.[3][4] He was sent to South Vietnam later that year to report on the Vietnam War, the first of four tours as a correspondent.[2][4] His final tour in 1975 saw him cover the fall of Phnom Penh and fall of Saigon; this earned his CBS News team the "Best Radio Spot News Reporting from Abroad" award from the Overseas Press Club.[4][5]
In March 1965, Plante went to Selma, Alabama and was there when state troopers assaulted marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in what has been referred to as "Bloody Sunday".[2] He returned later that month to report on the Selma to Montgomery marches and interviewed Martin Luther King Jr. during the event.[2][4]
Plante last worked as the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News, reporting for CBS This Morning as well as for the CBS Evening News. He covered the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama as a national correspondent for CBS. He served four tours as a news correspondent in South Vietnam covering the Vietnam War, the first was in 1964 and the last one was in 1975 during the Fall of Saigon at the end of the war.[6] He anchored CBS Sunday Night News from 1988 to 1995.[7] He retired in November 2016.[8]
Personal life
Plante's first marriage was to Barbara Barnes Orteig.[2][3] They had two children, in addition to the four sons from her previous marriage whom Plante adopted,[3] including syndicated radio talk show host Chris Plante.[9] They eventually divorced, and he subsequently married Robin Smith in 1987.[3] They remained married for 34 years until his death.[4] One of his sons, Patrick, predeceased him in 2014.[2][3]
Plante died on September 28, 2022, at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 84 and suffered from respiratory failure prior to his death.[2][3]
References
- ^ Taibi, Catherine (June 2, 2014). "CBS News' Bill Plante Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary With The Network". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sandomir, Richard (September 28, 2022). "Bill Plante, CBS News's Man at the White House, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Langer, Emily (September 28, 2022). "Bill Plante, CBS News correspondent for a half-century, dies at 84". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Bill Plante, legendary CBS News White House correspondent, has died at 84". CBS News. September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Per Plante's remarks during panel discussion ("The role of the press in the Vietnam War") on Face the Nation broadcast of May 24, 2015
- ^ Per Plante's remarks during panel discussion ("The role of the press in the Vietnam War") on Face the Nation broadcast of May 24, 2015
- ^ Retirement announced on Face the Nation 11/13/2016 by John Dickerson Bill Plante. Bio from CBS News.
- ^ "CBS News celebrates career of Bill Plante, retiring after 52 years". CBS News. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Conservatively speaking, WMAL radio host Chris Plante is on the rise".