Sam Donaldson

Veteran newscaster Sam Donaldson worked for ABC News for 41 years as a reporter. During that time, he covered presidential administrations from President Carter to President Obama, and won four Emmys.Washington Post: Sam Donaldson Set to Retire Next Week From ABC News (February 16, 2009)

Donaldson spent nearly his entire journalism career in visual media, primarily on television. He was one of the first journalists to broadcast online, with an Internet Web cast in the late 1990s.Achievement.org: Sam Donaldson Biography

Donaldson announced plans to retire in 2009 at the end of February.Washington Post: Sam Donaldson Set to Retire Next Week From ABC News (February 16, 2009)

In 1997, Donaldson was diagnosed with a stage 2 melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Donaldson was treated and remains cancer-free. He currently helps with education and outreach for others with the disease.NIH: Sam Donaldson: Tips From a Cancer Survivor (Spring, 2007)

""I guess it'll be on my tombstone: 'He yelled at Ronald Reagan,'" — Sam DonaldsonWashington Post: Sam Donaldson Set to Retire Next Week From ABC News (February 16, 2009)

"If you want to be universally loved, if you want to win a popularity contest, don't get in the news business." — Sam Donaldson