Judy Woodruff papers, 1980-2009 and undated

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Summary

Abstract:
Judy Woodruff is a broadcast journalist covering U.S. politics whose career has spanned work at NBC, CNN, and PBS. This collection documents her professional life, consisting of extensive research and subject files, correspondence including viewer mail, speaking appearances and engagements, and service including the Duke University Board of Trustees and the Interntional Women's Media Foundation.
Extent:
148.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.11852

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes files documenting Woodruff's journalism career with CBS, NBC, the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, CNN and other news outlets as well as her service at Duke on the Board of Trustees, and the board of the International Women's Media Foundation. Files range from extensive research and subject files to project files, viewer correspondence, interview material, writings, speeches, and audio/visual materials.

Biographical / historical:

Judy Woodruff (b. 1946) is a broadcast journalist who has covered politics and other news for networks including NBC, CNN, and PBS over a career that began in the early 1970s. After graduating from Duke University, Woodruff began working at a local Atlanta ABC affiliate. Her national profile rose when she covered Jimmy Carter's 1976 election, which took her to NBC, where she became a political correspondent. Her long association with PBS began in 1983, when she became the chief Washington correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. From 1993-2005, Woodruff worked with CNN, where she anchored the show Inside Politics. She has also taught courses at both Harvard and Duke. Since 2011, she has anchored news shows including the PBS NewsHour and made Frontline documentaries for PBS. She has served on the Board of Trustees of Duke University and the Duke Endowment, and is a co-founder of the International Women's Media Foundation.

Acquisition information:
The Judy Woodruff papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Megan E. Lewis, July 2020

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2014-0042

Arrangement:

Materials remain in the order in which they were received, and the series were derived from the donor's groupings. The collection guide is divided into series which are then sorted chronologically.

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