Birthday profile

Chris Bury

Chris Bury, American journalist and academic

Born
December 10, 1953
Age in 2026
73
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1953

About Chris Bury

Christopher Robert Bury (born December 10, 1953) is an American journalist best known for being a correspondent at ABC News Nightline, where he also served as substitute anchor. Bury was also a national correspondent based in Chicago for World News with Diane Sawyer and Good Morning America. He is now senior journalist in residence at DePaul University in Chicago. Bury's recent work includes contributions to PBS NewsHour and Al Jazeera America. Bury began work in 1975 as a reporter for WCLX Radio in La Crosse, Wisconsin. From 1979 to 1980, he was an instructor at Marquette University's College of Journalism. He then moved on to Milwaukee station WTMJ-TV, where he was a political and investigative reporter. In January 1981, he was co-host and reporter for "EXTRA," a television program at KTVI-TV in St. Louis. From 1981 to 1982, Bury was a reporter with KPRC-TV in Houston. In 1982, he joined ABC News as a general assignment reporter based in Chicago. In 1992, Bury was assigned full-time coverage of Bill Clinton's Presidential campaign for World News Tonight, and was relocated to Nightline in Washington, D.C. after the inauguration, where he was a correspondent and anchor until 2007. Bury received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is married to radio news journalist Catherine Catalane; they have two sons.

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Career and life highlights

Chris Bury timeline

  1. Bury began work in 1975 as a reporter for WCLX Radio in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
  2. Bury began work in 1975 as a reporter for WCLX R.
  3. From 1981 to 1982, Bury was a reporter with KPRC-TV in Houston.

The world when Chris Bury was born

Chris Bury was born in 1953. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1953

  • #1 song"Doggie in the Window" – Patti Page
  • Top movieFrom Here to Eternity
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookCasino Royale – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mount Everest
  • Top headlineCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Technology milestoneWatson and Crick discover the structure of DNA
  • Defining fadTV dinners
  • Notable inventionTV dinner
  • World population2.68 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population159.0M

1953 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Chris Bury's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19532026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$9,500$435,000
Average income$5,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population159.0M341 million

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