John McWethy
Correspondent, TV Personality
1947 – 2008
Who was John McWethy?
John Fleetwood McWethy was an American journalist.
McWethy was born in Aurora, Illinois and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969 from DePauw University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1970, he graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. McWethy was a 1965 graduate of Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois. In 1993, he was inducted into the high school's Hall of Fame.
McWethy began his career with U.S. News & World Report, starting as a science editor in 1972, before becoming the magazine's White House correspondent in 1977.
McWethy joined ABC News in 1979. He was the network's National Security Correspondent from 1985 until his retirement in 2003, and was in The Pentagon when it was struck by hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks.
McWethy received five Emmy Awards, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, and an Overseas Press Club award in 1987. He received an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater, DePauw in 2003.
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- Born
- Feb 23, 1947
Aurora - Also known as
- John Fleetwood McWethy
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- DePauw University
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
- Lyons Township High School
- Lived in
- Illinois
- Died
- Feb 6, 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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