David McClure Brinkley, the Washington anchor-man of NBC's Huntley-Brinkley Report, was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on July 10, 1920. He attended New Hanover High School and worked part-time for one of the local daily newspapers after classes. He did not finish high school, but became a reporter for the Wilmington Star-News from 1938 to 1941. From 1941 to 1943, he served as a reporter and business manager for the United Press Association in several southern cities. In 1943 he moved to Washington, D.C. to work as a news writer and broadcaster for NBC radio and television, and became NBC's evening news correspondent. David Brinkley has been the recipient of both the Du Pont award and the Peabody award for excellence in news broadcasting, and won the 1964 Golden Key for his contributions to the national welfare. President Lyndon Johnson appointed him to the National Council on the Arts.
Brinkley married the former Ann Fischer, formerly a reporter for United Press International, on October 11, 1946. They have three sons, Alan, Joel, and John.
