Martha Rountree
American broadcast journalist
Died when: 87 years 304 days (1054 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Martha Jane Rountree (October 23, 1911 – August 23, 1999) was an American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur. She was the creator and first moderator of a public-affairs program, first on radio as The American Mercury from June 24, 1945 to 1947, and as Meet the Press on the NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
She is the only female moderator in the seven-decade history of the show.
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