Bob Teague
Bob Teague | |
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| Born | January 2, 1929 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | March 28, 2013 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | American television journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Matt Turney[1] |
Robert Lewis Teague (January 2, 1929 – March 28, 2013) was an African-American college football star and television news reporter.
Teague played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] While a journalist with The New York Times, in May 1961, Teague (as Robert Teague) appeared as an impostor on the night-time version of TO TELL THE TRUTH, round 1. Airing May 22, 1961, Teague was able to fool the panel by getting a majority of the votes while pretending to be Sergeant George Harris, an Air Force Judo instructor. Round 2 featured fellow journalist associated with the Times, Marianne Means, as the featured contestant along with two impostors.
He started at WNBC-TV in New York City in 1963 and became one of the city's first black television journalists and went on to work as a reporter, anchorman, and producer for more than three decades.[3] He retired from WNBC-TV in 1991.
References[]
- ^ Dunning, Jennifer (29 December 2009). "Matt Turney, Longtime Dancer With Martha Graham, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Teague, one of NY's first black TV newsmen, dies | College Football". collegefootball.ap.org. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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