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Connie Chung

Connie Chung, American journalist

Born
August 20, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1946

About Connie Chung

Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich is an American journalist who has been a news anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S. representative Gary Condit, whom Chung interviewed first after the Chandra Levy disappearance, and basketball legend Magic Johnson after he went public about being HIV-positive. In 1993, she became the second woman to co-anchor a network newscast, as part of CBS Evening News. During this time, Chung also served as the presenter for the Maryland Instructional Television series Terra: Our World, which won a Peabody Award. NBC also created two newsmagazines, American Almanac and 1986, which she co-hosted with Roger Mudd. In 1971, Chung became a Washington, D.C.–based correspondent for the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite in the early 1970s during the Watergate political scandal.

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Connie Chung timeline

  1. In 1971, Chung became a Washington, D.C.–based correspondent for the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite in the early 1970s during the Watergate political scandal.
  2. NBC also created two newsmagazines, American Almanac and 1986, which she co-hosted with Roger Mudd.
  3. In 1993, she became the second woman to co-anchor a network newscast, as part of CBS Evening News.

The world when Connie Chung was born

Connie Chung was born in 1946. 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 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

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

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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