Pioneering T.V. Broadcaster Dianne White Clatto, born Dianne Elizabeth Johnson on December 28, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, was the only child of Milton Johnson and Nettie Johnson. Growing up in north St. Louis, Dianne a child, studied piano and classical ballet Pointe technique. She … Read MoreDianne White Clatto (1938-2015)
Bryant Gumbel was the first African American co-host of the National Broadcasting Company’s (NBC) The Today Show and is well-known as a broadcast journalist and sportscaster. Gumbel was born in 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Rhea Alice and Richard Dunbar Gumbel, a city clerk … Read MoreBryant Gumbel (1948- )
Carl B. Stokes, lawyer, anchorman, U.S. diplomat and the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city, was born on June 21, 1927 to Charles and Louise Stokes in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1944, Stokes dropped out of high school at the age of 17 … Read MoreCarl B. Stokes (1927-1996)
