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Sam Donaldson

A legendary news anchor with a voice powerful enough to cut through chaos battles the pressures of politics and the evolving media landscape in his decades-long quest to report the truth with integrity.

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1934
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5
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In short · Working since 1982, 5 decades active, 13 credits.

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Samuel Andrew Donaldson Jr. was an American retired television reporter and news anchor, best known for his long career with ABC News from 1967 to 2009. He became prominent as the network's White House Correspondent, noted for his distinctive, powerful voice that could be heard clearly in noisy environments, such as near a helicopter carrying President Ronald Reagan. Donaldson also served as a panelist and co-anchor of ABC's Sunday news program *This Week*. His career spanned several decades, during which he became a familiar and respected figure in American broadcast journalism.

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