美國ABC News傳奇新聞主播兼記者湯姆‧賈里爾(Tom Jarriel),因報導過馬丁‧路德‧金恩遇刺案(Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.)而聞名;然而,在當地時間24日,賈里的家人向外界證實他已離開人世。
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Tom Jarriel, a former correspondent and anchor for ABC News, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 89.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2024
Jarriel won six Emmys as a correspondent for "20/20." https://t.co/jjnGHxpQ8n pic.twitter.com/KPfJbsdLWV
根據《New York Post》報導,媒體職涯橫跨將近40年的「資深媒體人」賈里爾已離開人世,享壽89歲;在ABC News任職多年的他,曾擔任晚間新聞主播、調查記者等職,更曾在美國第37任總統尼克森(Richard Milhous Nixon )、第38任總統福特(Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.)任職期間,擔任白宮首席記者(Chief White House Correspondent)。
Fmr ABC News anchor Tom Jarriel dies at 89. Jarriel joined ABC News in 1965 and quickly gained national attention for his coverage of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By 1969, he was elevated to Chief White House Correspondent, covering both Nixon and Ford.😢 pic.twitter.com/CHdBaNszfk
— dinah anderson (@dinahleigh) October 25, 2024
此外,賈里爾更報導過馬丁‧路德‧金恩遇刺案、水門案(Watergate scandal),皆是當時的政治重案;在近40年的職業生涯裡,賈里爾獲獎無數,其中更包括10項艾美獎(Emmy Awards),後於2002年退休。
對於賈里爾的離世,ABC News表示「我們對他為公司奮鬥38年深表敬意,他的公平、正值十分令人敬佩,且最重要的是,他充滿人性」。