Plissner, Martin

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Plissner, Martin
Date of birth
1926-05-20
Date of death
2014-02-06
Field of activity
Television broadcasting of news
Television--Production and direction
Occupation
Television journalists
Television producers and directors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 71566998
Wikidata: Q15715261
Library of congress: n 79112125
Sources of Information
  • Mitofsky, W. J. Campaign '78, 1980 (a.e.)t.p. (Martin Plissner)
  • Washington post WWW site, Feb. 10, 2014(Martin Plissner; b. May 20, 1926, Brooklyn; d. Feb. 6 [2014] in the District [of Columbia], at 87; former executive political director of CBS News; ret. in 1997)
  • LCN

Wikipedia description:

Martin P. "Marty" Plissner (May 20, 1926 – February 6, 2014) was an American political commentator. He worked for CBS News from 1964 until his retirement in 1996. He first began his job during the 1964 United States presidential election during Robert F. Kennedy's campaign. He was known for coining the phrase "too close to call".

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