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Sam Donaldson
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Born
March 11
,
1934
·
El Paso, Texas, USA
Birth name
Samuel Andrew Donaldson
Mini Bio
Sam Donaldson was born on March 11, 1934 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is known for
ABC News: Inauguration 2009 (2009)
,
ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
and
Primary Issues (2011)
. He has been married to Sandra Martorelli since December 22, 2014. He was previously married to Janice Smith, Billie Kay Butler and Patricia Oates.
Family
Spouses
Sandra Martorelli
(December 22, 2014 - present)
Janice Smith
(April 16, 1983 - 2014) (divorced)
Billie Kay Butler
(November 30, 1963 - 1980) (divorced, 3 children)
Patricia Oates
(1954 - 1963) (divorced, 1 child)
Trivia
Was ABC's Chief White House Correspondent from 1977 until 1989.
Member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at University of Texas-El Paso.
Began his broadcasting career at KRLD-TV in Dallas in 1959.
Holds a Bachelor degree from Texas Western College.
In 1998 he received the "Broadcaster of the Year" award from the National Press Foundation.
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Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you'll call me.
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