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Trailblazing CBS journalist Linda Mason dies at 84

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 29 October 2026, 22:55 UTC ·10 sec listen

Linda Mason, a pioneering CBS News journalist, has died at 84. She joined the network as a radio desk assistant in 1966 and later became the first woman to produce the CBS Evening News, holding several senior roles.

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