Journalist. She, nicknamed "Dame of Dish", was a very popular gossip columnist, whose column was one of the most widely read for most of a quarter of a century. She graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism in 1949. After graduating, she went to New York where she first worked at lower level jobs before becoming a news producer for Mike Wallace at CBS Radio. She later worked in the same position for NBC-TV before going to work with Allen Funt on the television program "Candid Camera". In the late 1950s she worked as a ghostwriter for the Hearst newspapers' popular "Cholly Knickerbocker" gossip column. After leaving the column in the early 1960s, she worked for both Cosmopolitan and Sports Illustrated magazines. In 1976 she went to work for the New York Daily News and began a gossip column that would become one of the most widely read for the next quarter of a century. In 1991 she moved her column over to Newsday and four years later, to the New York Post. In 2009, the New York Post decided to stop running her column as a cost-cutting measure. During her career, she worked in television in both the local New York and national markets. She has earned several honors for her work through the years. She has written several books during her career. She passed away of natural causes.
Journalist. She, nicknamed "Dame of Dish", was a very popular gossip columnist, whose column was one of the most widely read for most of a quarter of a century. She graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism in 1949. After graduating, she went to New York where she first worked at lower level jobs before becoming a news producer for Mike Wallace at CBS Radio. She later worked in the same position for NBC-TV before going to work with Allen Funt on the television program "Candid Camera". In the late 1950s she worked as a ghostwriter for the Hearst newspapers' popular "Cholly Knickerbocker" gossip column. After leaving the column in the early 1960s, she worked for both Cosmopolitan and Sports Illustrated magazines. In 1976 she went to work for the New York Daily News and began a gossip column that would become one of the most widely read for the next quarter of a century. In 1991 she moved her column over to Newsday and four years later, to the New York Post. In 2009, the New York Post decided to stop running her column as a cost-cutting measure. During her career, she worked in television in both the local New York and national markets. She has earned several honors for her work through the years. She has written several books during her career. She passed away of natural causes.
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