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Margaret Brennan

Margaret Brennan, American journalist

Born
March 26, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1980

About Margaret Brennan

Margaret Mary Brennan (born March 26, 1980) is an American journalist and moderator of Face the Nation on CBS News, the network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a fill-in and substitute anchor for CBS Evening News. Brennan was previously a White House correspondent for CBS and has covered Washington since 2012. Before CBS, Brennan anchored the weekday show InBusiness with Margaret Brennan on Bloomberg Television. She was also a CNBC correspondent contributing to various NBC News programs. Brennan is a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Gridiron Club. She serves on the alumni advisory board at the University of Virginia, and the advisory board of the Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin. Brennan won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding News Special" for her coverage of the Parkland High School shooting. In 2020, she won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council.

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Margaret Brennan timeline

  1. Brennan was previously a White House correspondent for CBS and has covered Washington since 2012.
  2. In 2020, she won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council.

The world when Margaret Brennan was born

Margaret Brennan was born in 1980. 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 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

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

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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