| First Name | Dan |
| Last Name | Rather |
| Full Name at Birth | Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. |
| Age | 80 |
| Date of Birth | October 31, 1931 |
| Birthplace | Wharton, Texas, USA |
| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Personality |
| Claim to Fame | CBS News |
Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel HDNet. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981, to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS's 60 Minutes. Rather became embroiled in controversy about a disputed news report involving the 2004 U.S. presidential election and subsequently left CBS Evening News in 2005, and he left the network altogether after 43 years in 2006.
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