Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american television journalist for cbs”. Today it says “american television journalist”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Stahl (born December 16 , 1941 , in Swampscott, Massachusetts ) is an American television journalist for CBS . She has been on 60 Minutes for thirteen seasons and also anchors 48 Hours Investigates . A graduate of Wheaton College , she was previously White House correspondent during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter , Ronald Reagan , and George H.W.1She was the moderator of Face the Nation from September 1983 to May 1991 .2Al Gore announced he would not run for president again during a 60 Minutes interview with her.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Since 1991, she has reported for CBS on 60 Minutes .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
She has spent most of her career with CBS News , where she began as a producer in 1971.Since 1991, she has reported for CBS's 60 Minutes .Seen and Heard: The Women of Television News .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
She has spent most of her career with CBS News , where she began as a producer in 1971. Since 1991, she has reported for CBS's 60 Minutes . She is known for her news and television investigations and award-winning foreign reporting.Prior to joining 60 Minutes , Stahl served as CBS News White House correspondent – the first woman to hold that job – during the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presidencies and part of the term of George H.Her reports appeared frequently on the CBS Evening News , first with Walter Cronkite then with Dan Rather and on other CBS News broadcasts.During much of that time, she also served as moderator of Face the Nation , CBS News' Sunday public affairs broadcast from September 1983 to May 1991.As a moderator, she has interviewed world leaders including Margaret Thatcher , Boris Yeltsin and Yasser Arafat .From 1990 to 1991, she was co-host with Charles Kuralt of America Tonight , a daily CBS News late-night broadcast of interviews and essays. Seen and Heard: The Women of Television News .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
She has spent most of her career with CBS News , where she began as a producer in 1971. Since 1991, she has reported for CBS's 60 Minutes . She is known for her news and television investigations and award-winning foreign reporting. Prior to joining 60 Minutes , Stahl served as CBS News White House correspondent – the first woman to hold that job – during the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presidencies and part of the term of George H. Her reports appeared frequently on the CBS Evening News , first with Walter Cronkite then with Dan Rather and on other CBS News broadcasts. During much of that time, she also served as moderator of Face the Nation , CBS News' Sunday public affairs broadcast from September 1983 to May 1991. As a moderator on Face the Nation , she interviewed world leaders, including Margaret Thatcher , Boris Yeltsin and Yasser Arafat . From 1990 to 1991, she was co-host with Charles Kuralt of America Tonight , a daily CBS News late-night broadcast of interviews and essays. Seen and Heard: The Women of Television News .
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american television journalist for cbs
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american television journalist
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