| 词条 | Lee Thornton |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Lee Thornton | honorific_suffix = | image = Lee-Thornton.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = Frances Lee Thornton | birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|11|14}} | birth_place = | baptised = | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|09|25|1941|11|14}} | death_place = Bethesda, Maryland | death_cause = Pancretic Cancer | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = United States | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = District of Columbia Teachers College (BA), Michigan State (MA), and Northwestern University (PhD) | alma_mater = | occupation = Journalist and professor | years_active = CBS correspondent (1974-1981), NPR host for "All Things Considered" (1982-1992), CNN correspondent (1983-1997), and professor at the University of Maryland for the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism (1997-2013) | era = | employer = CBS, NPR, CNN, and the University of Maryland | organization = | agent = | known_for = First African-American woman to cover the White House | notable_works = | style = | home_town = Leesburg, Virginia | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | mother = Betty Thornton | father = | relatives = Marilyn Thornton (sister) | family = | callsign = | awards = NABJ Hall of Fame Honoree, 2013 | website = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }}Lee Thornton, (14 November 1941 - 25 September 2013), a United States journalist and correspondent for CBS, CNN, NPR, and professor at Howard University and the University of Maryland. She was also the first African American woman to cover the White House. She was inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2013.[1] PersonalLee Thornton was born on November 14, 1941 in Leesburg, Virginia.[2] She passed away on September 25, 2013 due to pancreatic cancer.[3] She left behind her mother Betty Thornton, and sister Marilyn Thornton.[4] Thornton graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1959 and from the former District of Columbia Teachers College. In 1968, she graduated with a master's degree in rhetoric and public address from Michigan State University and earned a doctorate at Northwestern University in 1973.[1] CareerLee Thornton started working for CBS in 1974.[5] In 1977, CBS promoted her to report on President Jimmy Carter's Administration and she became the first African American woman to cover the White House. Afterward, she was at a CBS affiliate in Detroit before joining National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" news program as a weekend host in 1982.[6] After hosting NPR news program, she went to Howard University to be a professor of broadcast journalism.[7] After a brief time at Howard, she went to the University of Maryland, College Park to teach at the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism in 1997.[8] She was the interim dean of the College of Journalism in 2008 and 2009 and retired in 2011.[9] In 2008, Lee Thornton was the first Eaton Broadcast Chair and served as an interim dean, which made her the second African American Woman to be a dean.[11] She was a dean until 2009 and in 2010 she left teaching to serve as the University's Interim Associate Provost for Equity and Diversity.[10] Notable works of journalism{{Location map+|United States|width=250|float=left |caption=Lee Thornton worked for CBS and lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Shown here relative to Washington D.C. |places= |lat_deg=39 |lat_min=17 |lat_sec= |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=76 |lon_min=37 |lon_sec= |lon_dir=W |position=top |label=Baltimore}} |lat_deg=38 |lat_min=53 |lat_sec=41 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=77 |lon_min=1 |lon_sec=54 |lon_dir=W |position=bottom |label=Washington D.C.}} }} Lee Thornton was posthumously inducted into the NABJ Hall of fame on January 16, 2013.[11] She was recognized as the first African-American woman to cover the White House for a main TV network called CBS News in 1974. In 1982, For NPR's "All Things Considered", she was the first black host for the radio program.[12] In 1997, Lee Thornton joined Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. She produced several programs but one in particular was the "Front and Center" program.[5] ContextLee Thornton was also known for how she taught students journalism at Howard University and the University of Maryland.[1] At the University of Maryland, College Park, she was able to produce multiple shows on the University's channel UMTV.[12] One show in particular that she helped start was called "Front and Center".[11] "Front and Center" was an award-winning series that showed interviews of fellow journalists. This particular show was on the University's channel and was also on national television.[11] The show was also covered internationally on WorldNet.[12] ImpactShe was known as the first African American Woman to cover the White House for CBS News and one of the women, along with Helen Thomas who "broke barriers" for all women in the White House.[3][13] An example of careers influenced by Thornton are Robin Roberts, the first black woman to be an anchor on ESPN, Athena Jones of CNN, who as an African American woman covered the Donald Trump administration, and Soledad O'Brien, a Latina reporter who covered the White House and national.[14][15] Awards
Lee Thornton was awarded for both her teaching and contributions to journalism. She was posthumously[16] inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 2013.[4] In 2011, she was named the University of Maryland's "Outstanding Woman of the Year."[10][17] In addition, a scholarship in her name was established in 2017 by Radio Television Digital News Association.[18] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2013/10/01/9aa99e86-291a-11e3-b139-029811dbb57f_story.html|first1=Terence|last1=McArdle|first2=Adam|last2=Bernstein|title=Obituaries: Lee Thornton|publisher= Washington Post|date=October 1, 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/business/media/lee-thornton-ex-white-house-reporter-dies-at-71.html|title=Lee Thornton, Ex-White House Reporter, Dies at 71|date=3 October 2013|website=The New York Times}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2013/10/03/lee-thornton-pioneering-television-journalist-who-covered-white-house-for-cbs-dies/1Y3ogLnbCIBoRDCdjMl2sL/story.html|title=Lee Thornton, pioneering television journalist who covered White House for CBS, dies - The Boston Globe|publisher=}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.diversityinc.com/news/groundbreaking-white-house-reporter-dies/|title=Groundbreaking White House Reporter Dies|first=|last=|date=4 October 2013|publisher=}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.blackvoicenews.com/2013/09/30/lee-thornton-famed-journalist-and-former-npr-host-dies/|title=Lee Thornton, Famed Journalist and Former NPR Host, Dies - Black Voice News|date=30 September 2013|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2013/10/03/lee-thornton-pioneering-television-journalist-who-covered-white-house-for-cbs-dies|title=Lee Thornton, pioneering television journalist who covered White House for CBS, dies|date=3 October 2013|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wbal.com/article/103007/53/Colleagues-Students-Graduates-Remember-Journalism-Professor|title=Colleagues, Students, Graduates Remember Journalism Professor|publisher=}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/29/lee-thornton-journalist-and-university-of-maryland-educator-dies/|title=Lee Thornton, Journalist and University of Maryland Educator, Dies|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://merrill.umd.edu/2013/09/thornton/|title=Merrill College Honors the Memory of Dr. Lee Thornton|date=27 September 2013|publisher=}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://merrill.umd.edu/2011/03/merrill-prof-named-maryland-woman-of-the-year/|title=Merrill Professor Named Maryland "Woman of the Year"|date=30 March 2011|publisher=}} 11. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://merrill.umd.edu/2014/01/thornton_nabj/|title=Dr. Lee Thornton Posthumously Inducted into the NABJ Hall of Fame|date=23 January 2014|publisher=}} 12. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.nabj.org/news/143751/News-Release-NABJ-Pays-Tribute-to-the-Late-Dr.-Lee-Thornton.htm|title=NABJ Pays Tribute to the Late Dr. Lee Thornton - National Association of Black Journalists|website=www.nabj.org}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/09/30/227748578/remembering-lee-thornton-who-broke-barriers-in-journalism|title=Remembering Lee Thornton, Who Broke Barriers In Journalism|publisher=NPR}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/profiles/athena-jones-profile|title=CNN Profiles - Athena Jones - White House Correspondent - CNN|website=CNN}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theroot.com/the-era-of-the-black-woman-1790899074|title=The Era of the Black Woman|first=Henry Louis Gates|last=Jr.|publisher=}} 16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nabj.org/news/144906/Preeminent-Journalists-to-Be-Recognized-at-Annual-Ceremony.htm|title=Preeminent Journalists to Be Recognized at Annual Ceremony - National Association of Black Journalists|website=www.nabj.org|access-date=2018-02-24}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/lee-thornton-first-african-american-woman-to-cover-the-white-house-for-tv-has-died/199386|title=Lee Thornton, First African American Woman to Cover the White House for TV, Has Died|website=www.adweek.com}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rtdna.org/article/rtdnf_announces_lee_thornton_scholarship_endowment|title=RTDNF announces Lee Thornton Scholarship endowment|website=www.rtdna.org}} External links
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