Sam Donaldson Biography (1934-)

Full name, Samuel Andrew Donaldson, Jr.; born March 11, 1934, in El Paso, TX;son of Samuel Andrew (a farmer) and Chloe (a schoolteacher; maiden name, Hampson) Donaldson; married Patricia Oates, 1954 (divorced); married Billy Kay Butler, November 30, 1963 (divorced, 1980); married Janice Claire Smith (a television journalist), April 16, 1983; children: (first marriage) Samuel; (second marriage) Jennifer, Thomas, Robert. Addresses: Office: ABC News, 1717 DeSales St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Broadcaster, journalist, host, producer, writer
Birth Details: March 11, 1934; El Paso, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
ABC Weekend News, ABC, 1979-1989
Anchor, ABC World News Sunday, ABC, 1979-1989
Correspondent, This Week with David Brinkley, ABC, 1981-1996
Co-anchor, PrimeTime Live, ABC, 1989-1998
Anchor, This Week with Sam and Cokie (also known as This Week and This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts), ABC, 1996-?
Correspondent, ABC News Saturday Night, ABC, 1997-1998
Co-anchor, 20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, 1998-
Specials
ABC News Closeup on Washington Regulators: How They Cost You Money, ABC, 1975
Texas 150: A Celebration Special, ABC, 1986
Campaign: The Prime-Time President (documentary), PBS, 1988
Reporter, The '88 Vote: Election Night, ABC, 1988
Omnibus, ABC, 1988
Anchor, Lying, Cheating and Stealing in America (documentary; alsoknown as Burning Questions), ABC, 1989
Reporter, Presidential Inauguration, ABC, 1989
News analyst, The '92 Vote: The Democratic Convention, ABC, 1992
Holiday at Pops, Arts and Entertainment, 1994

Panelist, Meet the Media: Is It Unfair to Clinton? Is It Unfair to America?, CNBC, 1994
State of the Union Undressed '94, Comedy Central, 1994
Reporter, The '96 Vote: Election Night, ABC, 1996
Analyst, The '96 Vote: The Democratic National Convention, ABC, 1996
Analyst, The '96 Vote: The Republican National Convention, ABC, 1996
A Day with ... , Lifetime, 1997
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall of Fame, 1998
Himself, Breaking the News, 2001
Episodic
The Presidency and the Constitution, PBS, 1987
The Paula Poundstone Show, ABC, 1993
Appeared in episodes of ABC News Nightline (also known as Nightline), 20/20, and ABC World News Tonight (also known as World News Tonight), all ABC.
Television Work
Producer; Specials
ABC News Closeup on Washington Regulators: How They Cost You Money, ABC, 1975
Film Appearances
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Cover Up (also known asCoverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair), 1988
Himself, Feed, Original Cinema, 1992
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, The Panama Deception, 1992
Himself, The War Room, 1993
Himself, President Clinton: Final Days, 2000
Himself, Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis, New Line Home Video, 2001
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Specials
ABC News Closeup on Washington Regulators: How They Cost You Money, ABC, 1975
Memoirs
Hold On, Mr. President!, Random House (New York City), 1987

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