Terry Drinkwater
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Terry Drinkwater | |
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| Born | May 9, 1936 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1989 (aged 53) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Education | Pomona College (1958), UC Berkeley (Master of Arts, 1959) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television news reporter and correspondent |
| Employer | CBS News (1963–1988) |
| Awards | Three Emmy Awards, Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award |
Terry Drinkwater (May 9, 1936 – May 31, 1989) was an American television and radio journalist most widely known for his quarter-century career as a correspondent for CBS News. Drinkwater was also an anchorman for the West Coast editions of the CBS Evening News, covering events that occurred after the East Coast version with Walter Cronkite aired.
A native of Denver, Colorado, Drinkwater attended Pomona College, where he co-founded KSPC radio and earned a bachelor's degree[1] in 1958. The following year he received a Master of Arts at the University of California at Berkeley.[2]
Radio career
Drinkwater's first major break in broadcasting came when he was hired in 1959 as general manager of Pacifica Radio KPFK-FM, a public station in Los Angeles.[3] Under his leadership KPFK won a Peabody Institutional Award the following year, in recognition of the station's programming.[4]
