Dan Rather
Birthday: 1931-10-31
Place of Birth: Wharton, Texas, USA
Biography: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane Carla. In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people. He reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.
Movies
The Most Dangerous Man in America
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, arm...
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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the la...
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Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
The story of Peter Allen, Australia's beloved variety entertainer and songwriter. As one of the firs...
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which th...
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Rather
For decades, Dan Rather delivered the news with authenticity, integrity and courage. RATHER chronicl...
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Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
A short film tribute about the musician Meat Loaf, released by his family in 2023 on the anniversary...
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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point o...
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Charlie Wilson's War
A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid ...
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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also ma...
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Howard
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the ...
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All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first ele...
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JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
A special recounting the riveting story of the reporting from Dallas and the New York CBS Newsroom f...
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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
This Shiver (ITV Studios) documentary reveals what happened behind-the-scenes on some of the most mo...
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The War You Don't See
This film investigates how the media has reported war, from the First World War to the present day....
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Mike Wallace Is Here
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world'...
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Ghosts of Ole Miss
In the fall of 1962, a dramatic series of events made Civil Rights history and changed a way of life...
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The Draft
Historians, veterans, politicians, and anti-war leaders discuss the history of the military draft in...
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Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
Barbecue is a religion in Texas, and this droll documentary takes a look at some of the colorful cha...
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Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power ...
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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore...
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Biden's Decision
The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shape...
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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. Thi...
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Commercial Entertainment Product
The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network....
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Harry Benson: Shoot First
What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work...
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Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Molly Ivins was six feet of flame-haired Texas trouble. She was a prescient political journalist, be...
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Lombardi's Redskins
The story of Vince Lombardi's 1969 Washington Redskins, the only season he coached for the team befo...
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Everything's Cool
In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of se...
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The Assassination of President Kennedy
Produced by multiple EMMY® Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (HBO’s John...
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Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
A teenager who has spent a year of his life campaigning for Barack Obama makes his way to Denver to ...
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Gloria: In Her Own Words
Despite decades of opposition from the right, and recent personal setbacks, Gloria Steinem remains o...
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push...
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Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at ...
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Lakota Nation vs. United States
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, thro...
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Powaqqatsi
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style ...
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The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
The Man in Black returns to his roots in this documentary hosted by Dan Rather, featuring rare photo...
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The Inquisitor
In 1972, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan became the first Southern Black woman to join Congress, one of...
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JFK: Breaking the News
Looking back over 40 years television and print journalists recall their stories and memories of rep...
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Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
The video revolution and its impact on both the public and the family....
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Tiananmen Tonight
In these perilous times for American journalism comes a story of truth telling in service to democra...
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What We Saw
In 2002, CBS News published a book titled, "What We Saw: The Events of September 11, 2001 -- in Word...
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The Real Malcolm X
CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, sug...
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Breakdown: 1975
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art....
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