Sander Vanocur
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Sander Vanocur (born 8 January 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American journalist.
In 1950, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the Northwestern University School of Speech. He began his journalism career as a reporter on the London Staff of The Manchester Guardian, and would also do general reporting for The New York Times.
Vanocur would then serve as a domestic correspondent for NBC in the 1960s and 1970s. For his work at NBC, the Nixon Administration placed him on their master list of political opponents. Vanocur held various positions at ABC News from 1977 to 1991, including Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Senior Correspondent in Buenos Aires, and anchor for Business World, the first regularly scheduled weekly business program. He covered the 1997, 1998, and 1999 World Economic Summits and was Chief Overview Correspondent during the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.
He taught at Duke University.
Vanocur is currently the host of two of the History Channel's prime time series: "Movies in Time" and "History's Business."
Vancour is the father of ABC Salt Lake City anchor Chris Vanocur.
