Remembering longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller
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Remembering longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller
Longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller has died at age 73. He was known by colleagues for his encyclopedic knowledge of the White House.
Obituaries Remembering longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller Remembering longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller Listen · 1:04 1:04 Longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller has died at age 73. He was known by colleagues for his encyclopedic knowledge of the White House. Sponsor Message Sponsor Message
Mark Knoller, Veteran CBS News White House Correspondent, Dies at 73
Longtime CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller has died in Washington, D.C. Knoller was a staple of the White House press briefing room for years during his time at CBS, where he worked from 1988 until his exit in 2020.
His former outlet reported a “close friend” said Knoller had died on Saturday; Knoller’s cause of death was undisclosed, but CBS News noted he had suffered from diabetes and been in “ill health.”
Knoller was a staple of the White House press briefing room for years during his time at CBS, where he worked from 1988 until his exit in 2020. His firing from CBS News that year was met with shock and disdain from his colleagues, with many hailing Knoller as a journalistic “institution.”
“Mark Knoller was the hardest-working and most prolific White House correspondent of a generation,” CBS News President Tom Cibrowski said in a statement shared with his outlet. “Everyone in America knew his distinctive voice and his up-to-the-minute reporting across eight presidential administrations.”