Visible man
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Journalist Carl T. Rowan was instrumental in exposing the corruption in the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People. Rowan, who has authored seven books, was the US ambassador to Finland and Information Agency chief during the 1950s and 1960s. He also reported on important civil rights events.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1995
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An offer she could refuse
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Lea Thompson worked for 20 years as a reporter for WRC television in Washington, DC. Although she had been a former anchor and award-winning consumer reporter, Thompson never received favorable treatment from the station when they instituted salary cuts.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1992
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Top guns
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Capital Cities-ABC's general counsel Steve Weiswasser, was appointed as EVP of ABC News to assist president Roone Arledge. Weiswasser's role in ABC News will be to control cost, streamline operations and create new programs.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1992
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