Ron Cochran

Background

Cochran was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, near Moose Jaw.

Education

He grew up in Iowa and attended Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa.

Career

He served as the anchor of the American Broadcasting Company Evening News (now known as American Broadcasting Company World News Tonight) from 1962 to 1965. In November 1963, he served as the network"s principal anchor for the around-the-clock coverage of the Kennedy assassination. Before that, he hosted the Columbia Broadcasting System drama television series Armstrong Circle Theatre.

After working in Midwest radio stations he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation for two years.

Then, in 1945, he went to work at a Boston radio station. In 1951 he was hired by Columbia Broadcasting System, where he did both television and radio based in Washington.

lieutenant was in 1954 that he went to WCBS-television, to reinforce its 11 P.M. news program He also was the moderator of the Columbia Broadcasting System-television programs "Manitoba of the Week," from 1952 to 1954, and "Youth Takes a Stand," from 1954 to 1955, and Columbia Broadcasting System Radio"s "Answer, Please!" from 1958 to 1959.

After moving to American Broadcasting Company, he anchored "The American Broadcasting Company Evening News with Ron Cochran" from 1963 to 1965.

He then started Ron Cochran Enterprises, which produced radio and television programs. He later went to KGO-television and anchored newscasts with Roger Grimsby. Cochran died July 25, 1994, aged 81, in Lake Worth, Florida, after a heart attack.

Connections

rival:

Peter Jennings