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Remembering NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser

Betty Ann Bowser, a long-time correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, died Friday night.

03/20/2018

PBS News Hour

Remembering NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser

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Betty Ann Bowser, a long-time correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, died Friday night.

Betty Ann Bowser, a long-time correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, died Friday night at the age of 73. After working for CBS News during the Walter Cronkite era, she joined the NewsHour as a correspondent in 1986, covering natural disasters, the Oklahoma City bombing, Hurricane Katrina and the fight over the Affordable Care Act.

03/20/2018

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