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Martha Rountree

Martha Rountree

American broadcaster
Martha Jane Rountree was an American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur. She was the creator and first moderator of a public-affairs program, first on radio as The American Mercury from June 24, 1945 to 1947, and as Meet the Press on... Wikipedia
Born: October 23, 1911, Gainesville, FL
Died: August 23, 1999 (age 87 years), Washington, D.C.
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