Jeanne Parr, a pioneering CBS correspondent and mother of actor Chris Noth, died on Friday, Variety has confirmed. She was 92.
“My mother lived fiercely with courage and love,” Noth said in a statement. “She never accepted anything less than her dreams. And she wanted those same qualities for her children. She lived long and died surrounded by those she loved and who loved her.”
Parr joined CBS in the 1960s, becoming one of the first female correspondents hired by the network. Her most notable work includes coverage of the Republican National Convention in San Francisco and the 1967 Newark/New York riots. In 1978, she also hosted her own CBS talk show, “The Jeanne Parr Show.”
Parr went on to produce documentaries and authored “The Superwives,” a book about the spouses of superstar athletes. She also ran an independent communications consulting firm.
Parr began her broadcasting career at Wkow, a local radio...
“My mother lived fiercely with courage and love,” Noth said in a statement. “She never accepted anything less than her dreams. And she wanted those same qualities for her children. She lived long and died surrounded by those she loved and who loved her.”
Parr joined CBS in the 1960s, becoming one of the first female correspondents hired by the network. Her most notable work includes coverage of the Republican National Convention in San Francisco and the 1967 Newark/New York riots. In 1978, she also hosted her own CBS talk show, “The Jeanne Parr Show.”
Parr went on to produce documentaries and authored “The Superwives,” a book about the spouses of superstar athletes. She also ran an independent communications consulting firm.
Parr began her broadcasting career at Wkow, a local radio...
- 5/24/2016
- by Lamarco McClendon
- Variety - TV News
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