{"id":3510,"date":"2023-10-22T22:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2023-10-22T22:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:17:51","slug":"dan-rather-credits-love-at-first-sight-wife-of-66-years-for-raising-good-kids-while-he-made-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=3510","title":{"rendered":"Dan Rather Credits \u2018Love at First Sight\u2019 Wife of 66 Years for Raising Good Kids While He \u2018Made Mistakes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dan Rather was the face of the news division on CBS for many decades. His career took him all over the world, but his wife, Jean, worked hard to keep their family together. With over 60 years together, Rather does not believe his life would have been worth living without her.<\/p>\n

Dan Rather was a famous journalist who started his career in Texas before becoming a national name for his reporting skills. Rather was not afraid to throw himself into the thick of things to get to the bottom of a story.<\/p>\n

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The journalist spent the majority of his career at CBS. He worked with the network for 44 years, spent 24 years as an anchoring managing editor of the \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d and spent time on \u201c60 Minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather described his time on CBS as \u201cmagic\u201d and a dream come true. He loved how dedicated each anchor was to getting to the bottom of the truth and delivering the best news to their audience.While Rather traveled the world hunting for the best news stories, his wife, Jean, took care of their children. The couple met while the journalist worked at KTRH radio in Houston.<\/p>\n

Jean was there to start a position as a secretary and Rather fell in love instantly. \u201cIn my case, it was love at first sight. Not only was she so intelligent, she was smoking hot, and it took me a while to convince her to marry me,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

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The couple has been together for over six decades, and when asked what the secret behind the long-lasting marriage is, Rather said it was nothing besides constantly putting in the work and effort to make their union work.<\/p>\n

The news anchor was lucky to have a wife who supported his busy career and helped him stay grounded. He admitted that he spent most of the years away from home, leaving Jean to raise their two children alone. \u201cMostly thanks to Jean, they have grown into very good adults,\u201d he expressed.Although Rather spent time away from home reporting on historical moments, like the Civil Rights Movement, and spent approximately a year in Vietnam in 1965, he never took for granted the work his wife did to keep their family together.<\/p>\n

Despite his important work, Rather still said he would feel worthless if Jean ever left him. In fact, the 91-year-old did not believe he would still be alive if he had not been married to his wife of over 60 years.He credited Jean for constantly checking on his health, ensuring he did everything to stay on top of his exercises and not put his body through too much strain. But above everything, he appreciated how she put emphasis on a good work-life balance.<\/p>\n

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Rather admitted, \u201cI made mistakes when the children were young. We moved around too much. I wasn\u2019t home anywhere near what would have been ideal.\u201d However, now that he has hung his anchor coat, he has been trying to make up for this instability by becoming a present father and a doting grandfather.<\/p>\n

Leaving CBS
\nThe many decades that Rather spent as a CBS reporter had him recognized as the leader and face of the network\u2019s news division. Through these many decades, the journalist has managed to survive controversies.Rather and his producer, Mary Mapes, collaborated on a segment that featured an explosive story about Abu Ghraib. Mapes and the news reporter wanted to keep the story from airing because the network feared it would affect its audience.<\/p>\n

However, the executives eventually agreed to air the story, which earned Rather an award. The moment was emotional for the father of two as he had accepted the award without Mapes, who had already lost her job.In September 2004, a story that changed everything for the journalist was reported. He admitted it was not delivered in the best way and that there were mishaps in how the truth was gathered.<\/p>\n

Although Rather had to publicly announce that CBS did not support the documents behind the story, he stood by the fact that he reported hard-hitting truth.<\/p>\n

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Nonetheless, the complications surrounding the story cost four people their jobs. Rather\u2019s presence on air also got less and less. He had planned to step down on his 25th year of being on \u201cCBS Evening News,\u201d but he was let go a year earlier in 2005.<\/p>\n

Life as a Grandfather
\nRather spoke fondly of the life his two children have built. He and his wife welcomed a daughter, Robin, and a son, Danjack. He said his daughter had built a business for herself and was passionate about \u200b\u200bsustainability and her work as an environmental activist.<\/p>\n