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Chet Huntley

1911 - 1974

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Chester Robert Huntley (December 10, 1911 – March 20, 1974) was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Chet Huntley is the 121st most popular presenter (down from 116th in 2024), the 17,101st most popular biography from United States (down from 16,711th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Chet Huntley ranks 121 out of 143. Before him are Laura Ingraham, Brian Williams, Geoff Keighley, David Brinkley, Rod Roddy, and Carlos Baute. After him are Perez Hilton, Kayleigh McEnany, Jessi Combs, Erik Solbakken, Noel Fielding, and Don Imus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Chet Huntley ranks 409. Before him are Joe Fortenberry, Gail Patrick, Claire Dodd, Marion Byron, Donald Sangster, and Lillian Ngoyi. After him is Jack Hargreaves. Among people deceased in 1974, Chet Huntley ranks 268. Before him are John Crowe Ransom, Norman Kirk, Ernest Gruening, Johnny Mack Brown, Barbara Jo Allen, and Pamela Britton. After him is Eric Harrison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chet Huntley ranks 17,108 out of 20,380. Before him are Lars Sullivan (1988), Charlie McDowell (1983), Tony Snow (1955), Adam Gregory (1987), James Lankford (1968), and Karl Sanders (1963). After him are Brian Holland (1941), Dan Futterman (1967), Jamie Raskin (1962), Sherri Saum (1974), Mike Dean (1965), and Noah Cyrus (2000).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Chet Huntley ranks 59. Before him are Maria Menounos (1978), Howard K. Smith (1914), Laura Ingraham (1963), Brian Williams (1959), David Brinkley (1920), and Rod Roddy (1937). After him are Perez Hilton (1978), Kayleigh McEnany (1988), Jessi Combs (1980), Don Imus (1940), Meredith Vieira (1953), and Greta Van Susteren (1954).

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