Bill Plante

Bill Plante
Plante in 2015.
Born
William Madden Plante

(1938-01-14)January 14, 1938
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 2022(2022-09-28) (aged 84)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationJournalist
EmployerCBS News
Known forSenior White House correspondent
Spouses
  • Barbara Barnes Orteig
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    (divorced)​
  • Robin Smith
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    (m. 1987)​
Children6, including Chris

William Madden Plante (January 14, 1938 – September 28, 2022) was an American journalist and correspondent for CBS News.[1] He joined the network in 1964. Plante was noted for being the network's senior White House correspondent for over three decades.

Plante was posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.[2]

  1. ^ Taibi, Catherine (June 2, 2014). "CBS News' Bill Plante Celebrates 50th Anniversary With The Network". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "WATCH: Gwen Ifill, Bill Plante honored at White House press dinner with lifetime awards". PBS. April 30, 2023.