- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Madden Plante
- Bill Plante was born on January 14, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Inside Hurricane Katrina Update (2006), Jim and Sarah Brady: A Tribute (2015) and CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962). He was married to Robin Smith and Barbara Anne (Barnes) Ortieg. He died on September 28, 2022 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpousesRobin Smith(May 23, 1987 - September 28, 2022) (his death)Barbara Anne (Barnes) Ortieg(January 18, 1965 - 1974) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsRegis Louis PlanteJane Elizabeth Madden
- Veteran journalist and correspondent for CBS News, having joined the network in June, 1964. He has been the senior White House correspondent for CBS since January, 1993.
- He attended Loyola University Chicago, where he received a bachelor's degree in the humanities. He dropped out of Chicago-Kent law school when he was hired by a Milwaukee TV station. After gaining broadcast experience, he won a journalism fellowship to Columbia University and then joined CBS News.
- He adopted his first wife's four sons (Patrick, Michael, Daniel & Christopher), whose father, Jules Pierre Orteig Jr., had died of a heart attack in 1960.
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