Bill Plante
Bill Plante | |
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Plante in 2015. | |
| Born | William Madden Plante January 14, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 2022 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | CBS News |
| Known for | Senior White House correspondent |
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| Children | 6, including Chris |
William Madden Plante (January 14, 1938 – September 28, 2022) was an American journalist and correspondent for CBS News. He joined the network in 1964. Plante was noted for being the network's senior White House correspondent for over three decades.
Plante was posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.