Ross Simpson, DC News Now family member, award-winning journalist dies
WASHINGTON () — Award-winning journalist and member of the DC News Now family Ross Simpson died Wednesday. He was 82 years old.
Ross, who was a military veteran, began his career in broadcast journalism in 1961 in the U.S. Air Force. He reported from the D.C. area before working as a radio news anchor with the Associated Press for 18 years.
Veterans Voices: The 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
In 1981, he was the only journalist to get access to George Washington University Hospital to report on the condition of President Ronald Reagan. On September 11, 2001, Ross was on the air when a colleague called and reported the third plane hijacked by terrorists crash into the Pentagon.
Ross, who worked in the journalism field for more than 60 years, was from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
Ross joined DC News Now (WDVM) as a morning show anchor. Outside of the studio, Ross' work included spotlighting veterans in the region through DC News Now's Veterans Voices.
Flying with the Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds
He received two Edward R. Murrow Awards, one for his coverage during 9-11, and the second when he was the first multimedia journalist to enter Iraq with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines.
From all of us at DC News Now, thank you, Ross. You are in our hearts forever.
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