Award-winning broadcast journalist Dan Rather anchored the broadcast of his HDNet program, Dan Rather Reports, live from the USC Annenberg East Lobby as primary results came in from around the country on "Super Tuesday" on Feb. 5. The program welcomed a live viewing audience.
As part of the program, journalism professor Judy Muller hosted a focus group discussion among USC students, providing commentary from a demographic expected to have an impact in this year’s presidential race.
In addition, A Conversation with Dan Rather was held for USC Annenberg students on Feb. 4 in the Annenberg Auditorium. Hosted by Dean Ernest J. Wilson III, the program included a question-and-answer period about national politics, the state of the news business, and the landscape ahead for young journalists.
Rather is anchor and managing editor of Dan Rather Reports, which started broadcasting on HDNet in November of 2006. He served as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 1981 to 2005, the longest-such tenure in broadcast journalism history. He anchored and reported for 48 Hours from its premiere in 1988 through 2002. He was a correspondent for 60 Minutes from 1975 to 1981, and again from 2005 to 2006.
