Judy Woodruff
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Woodruff in 2012
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| Born |
Judith Woodruff November 20, 1946 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Residence | Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Meredith College Duke University |
| Occupation | Journalist Television anchor Writer |
| Years active | 1970 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Al Hunt |
| Children | 3 |
Judith "Judy" Woodruff (born November 20, 1946) is an American television news anchor, a journalist, and a writer.
Woodruff has worked for several television organizations, including CNN, NBC News, and PBS. She is a board member of the International Women's Media Foundation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Woodruff was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Anna Lee (Payne) Woodruff and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer William H. Woodruff. She has one sister, Anita. At 17, she won a beauty pageant in Augusta, Georgia, and was crowned Young Miss Augusta 1963. Woodruff graduated from the Academy of Richmond County, then attended Meredith College before transferring to Duke University, where she earned a degree in Political Science.
Woodruff began her career in 1970 as a news anchor at CBS affiliate WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1975, she joined NBC News, and was originally based in Atlanta where she covered the 1976 U.S. Presidential Campaign of then-governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter. She was the Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News (1977–82) and covered Washington for NBC's The Today Show (1982–83).
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