Linda Mason, First Female CBS Evening News Producer, Dies at 84
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 14
Linda Mason, First Female CBS Evening News Producer, Dies at 84
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 14
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Oct. 28 marked the death of Linda Mason at her Bronx home; the Emmy-winning CBS News producer was 84, and her husband said dementia was the cause.
Mason broke through a male-dominated newsroom, becoming the first female producer of “CBS Evening News” with Walter Cronkite after being told in 1971 that “women can’t be producers.”
At CBS, she rose to senior producer, executive producer and vice president, later taking charge of standards after the 2004 “60 Minutes” report on George W. Bush’s military service unraveled.
Sean McManus, a former CBS News president, called her “the conscience of CBS News,” reflecting a career that brought 13 Emmys, three Peabodys and a reputation for mentoring women.