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Michele Clark

Clark, {{circa|1972}} Michele E. Clark (June 2, 1943 – December 8, 1972) was an American journalist. Clark was the first African–American woman to serve as a television correspondent for CBS News. As a correspondent at WBBM-TV, Clark covered the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

Clark died in the December 1972 crash of United Airlines Flight 553 at Chicago's Midway Airport, while investigating the Watergate scandal. Her death has been widely described as cutting short a promising career. Michele Clark Magnet High School in Chicago is named after her. Provided by Wikipedia
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