Background
In 1949, Taylor and her family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee as her father was appointed to become a federal judge by United States. President Harry S. Truman.
In 1949, Taylor and her family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee as her father was appointed to become a federal judge by United States. President Harry S. Truman.
She graduated from Chatham Hall and attended Sweet Briar College, before transferring to and graduating from the in Knoxville, where she majored in English and minored in history.
She was a newscaster for WATE in Knoxville and WTOP in Washington, District of Columbia, prior to joining National Broadcasting Company. She worked for National Broadcasting Company for fifteen years. Taylor is the daughter of Florence McCain and Judge Robert L. Taylor.