Biography
Mary Alice Williams (born March 12, 1949) is a pioneering journalist and broadcast executive who broke gender barriers by becoming the first female Prime Time anchor of a network news division and first woman to hold the rank of Vice President of a news division. Her work and visibility put her in the vanguard, whether at the birth of CNN or later at the dawn of the revolution in information technology. In addition to CNN, she has also served as anchor at many prominent networks, including PBS, Discovery, and NBC.
EARLY LIFE
Williams was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the second of five children born to Alice Mary (nee Griebel) and Dr. George E. Williams, a psychiatrist and a dean at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Williams was educated at the Convent of the Visitation and while still in High School began working as a reporter for KSTP-TV. While in College at Creighton University, she filed reports for KSTP and the Chicago Bureau of NBC News on the political assassinations and pro-women and anti-war movements that rocked the nation and framed her generation.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1949-03-12 (75 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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