David Barrow Dick (1930 – 2010), was an American journalist. He was an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News from 1966 to 1985. He became a professor of journalism at the

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after retiring from CBS News.

Early life and education

David Dick was born on 18 Feb 1930 in

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. He was raised in Bourbon County, Kentucky, where he attended school, and later after graduation, he attended the

where he obtained his bachelor's and later master's degrees in English Literature. He served in the

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during the

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Career at CBS

From 1959 to 1966, Dick worked at WHAS Radio and WHAS TV in

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, where he served as a writer before advancing to an on-air journalist. From 1966 to 1985 he was a correspondent with CBS News anchored by

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. His assignment locations included Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Georgia, and Dallas, Texas. He also worked as Bureau Chief for CBS' Latin America Bureau in

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. While in Dallas, he covered

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, Central, and

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America. He won an Emmy for his coverage of the attempted assassination of George Wallace during his bid for president in 1972. He covered the aftermath of the mass suicides in

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Later life and legacy

Upon retirement, Dick became an Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Kentucky. He also wrote a column for ''Kentucky Living'' magazine. He wrote and publish several books including "Follow the Storm" in 2002.Still The Journal
accessed 15 Feb 2022 He died from

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on July 16, 2010, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He is buried North Middletown Cemetery in North Middletown, Kentucky. The University of Kentucky created The David Dick "What a Great Story!" Storytelling Awards program in his memory.

Works by David Dick

* ''A Journal for Lalie: Living Through Prostate Cancer'' * ''Peace at the Center'' * ''A Conversation with Peter P. Pence'' * ''The Quiet Kentuckians'' * ''The Scourges of Heaven'' * ''Follow the Storm: A Long Way Home'' * ''Jesse Stuart – The Heritage, a look at the

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author Jesse Stuart'' * ''The View from Plum Lick'' With his wife Lalie Dick, he co-authored: * ''Home Sweet Kentucky'' * ''Rivers of Kentucky'' * ''Kentucky: A State of Mind.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dick, David 1930 births 2010 deaths Journalists from Cincinnati News & Documentary Emmy Award winners University of Kentucky alumni University of Kentucky faculty People from Bourbon County, Kentucky Writers from Kentucky Television personalities from Louisville, Kentucky Journalists from Kentucky United States Navy personnel of the Korean War Radio personalities from Louisville, Kentucky CBS News people 20th-century American journalists American male journalists Deaths from prostate cancer in the United States