Robert Dyk
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Robert P. "Bob" Dyk was an American
journalist
, reporter and correspondent
. Dyk worked for CBS News, ABC News and WMTW-TV
during his career.
Dyk's career in network news
began at CBS News
as an editorial assistant at the 1960 Democratic National Convention
. He moved to ABC News in 1978. He was sent to Tehran, Iran, by ABC to cover the takeover of the United States
embassy and the ensuing Iran hostage crisis
following the Iranian Revolution
in 1979. During his career at CBS and ABC, Dyk also reported in the death of Winston Churchill
, the Lebanon Civil War and riots in Los Angeles
.
Dyk left network television and moved to Maine
in 1987. He continued to work in television as a local anchorman and reporter for WMTW-TV
.
Dyk died of cancer at the 71 on March 23, 2008, at his home in Falmouth, Maine
.
United States
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journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, reporter and correspondent
Correspondent
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. Dyk worked for CBS News, ABC News and WMTW-TV
WMTW-TV
WMTW is the ABC-affiliated television station for Southern Maine and Northern New Hampshire licensed to Poland Spring, Maine. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter in West Baldwin, Maine. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable and Comcast...
during his career.
Dyk's career in network news
News broadcasting
News broadcasting is the broadcasting of various news events and other information via television, radio or internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either produced locally in a radio studio or television studio newsroom, or by a broadcast network...
began at CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
as an editorial assistant at the 1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held in Los Angeles. In the end, the Kennedy-Johnson ticket was assembled and went on to secure an electoral college victory and a narrow popular vote plurality in the fall over the Republican candidates Richard M...
. He moved to ABC News in 1978. He was sent to Tehran, Iran, by ABC to cover the takeover of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
embassy and the ensuing Iran hostage crisis
Iran hostage crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian...
following the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
in 1979. During his career at CBS and ABC, Dyk also reported in the death of Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, the Lebanon Civil War and riots in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
Dyk left network television and moved to Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
in 1987. He continued to work in television as a local anchorman and reporter for WMTW-TV
WMTW-TV
WMTW is the ABC-affiliated television station for Southern Maine and Northern New Hampshire licensed to Poland Spring, Maine. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter in West Baldwin, Maine. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable and Comcast...
.
Dyk died of cancer at the 71 on March 23, 2008, at his home in Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 11,185 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
.