Connie Chung’s Interviews Ranged From Soft To Combative

By | September 3, 2018

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Connie Chung, CBS News reporter. (age 25). Image dated February 8, 1972, Washington, DC. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

For the most part, Connie Chung earned her reputation as a fair reporter, respected anchor, and controversial interviewer during her years as a broadcast journalist for ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN. She was the second woman to co-anchor a network news show. Although she was often accused of being too soft during interviews, she drew criticism and reprimanding for some of her interviews that became combative and sneaky. 

Connie Chung Is a Groundbreaking Television Journalist

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Connie Chung was one of the first Asian-American reporters on television. She hopped from network to network and eventually became the second female co-anchor, after Barbara Walters, for a major network news show when she joined the CBS Evening News. She secured some noteworthy interviews with people involved in some of the biggest news events of the 1980s. She was the first journalist to interview U.S. Representative Gary Condit following the disappearance of intern Chandra Levy. She was also one of the first reporters to interview Earvin “Magic” Johnson, legendary basketball player, after his HIV diagnosis. She also landed an interview with Claus von Bulow, a member of the British elite who stood trial for the attempted murder of his wife.