Phil Jones Dies: Longtime CBS News Correspondent Who Reported On Vietnam, Watergate, Politics Was 87
Phil Jones, who as a CBS News correspondent covered some of Washington’s most momentous political battles including Watergate and President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, has died. He was 87.
The network said that Jones died over the weekend in Florida. Watch a CBS News tribute reel below.
Jones began his career at an Indiana TV station before leaving to work at Wcco-tv in Minneapolis for seven years. He was one of the first local reporters to go to Vietnam, in 1965, and he later returned, according to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame.
He joined CBS News in 1969. He was recognized with an Emmy for his work covering Vietnam and, according to the network, was among the correspondents known as “Cronkite’s kids,” the team of reporters who were proteges to then-anchor Walter Cronkite.
Jones was present on the White House lawn as Richard Nixon resigned and left on Marine One,...
The network said that Jones died over the weekend in Florida. Watch a CBS News tribute reel below.
Jones began his career at an Indiana TV station before leaving to work at Wcco-tv in Minneapolis for seven years. He was one of the first local reporters to go to Vietnam, in 1965, and he later returned, according to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame.
He joined CBS News in 1969. He was recognized with an Emmy for his work covering Vietnam and, according to the network, was among the correspondents known as “Cronkite’s kids,” the team of reporters who were proteges to then-anchor Walter Cronkite.
Jones was present on the White House lawn as Richard Nixon resigned and left on Marine One,...
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