About Ned Brooks
Lived 1901 – 1969 (aged 67). Ned Brooks was an American journalist, known for Meet the Press.
Ned Brooks (died April 13, 1969) was an American television and radio journalist who was moderator of NBC's Meet the Press on television from 1953 until 1965, and earlier on radio. Brooks is the second-longest tenured moderator of the program, after Tim Russert.
Early life Ned Brooks was born on August 13, 1901, in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up in Warren, Ohio. He attended public schools in Warren. He graduated in 1924 from the journalism school at Ohio State University.
Brooks wrote two books, Winning the Pacific and Inventory of America.
Brooks died on April 13, 1969, aged 68, at a hospital in Washington, D.C., or Maryland, sources differ.
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Who was Ned Brooks?
American journalist (1901–1969)
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Ned Brooks was born on 13 August 1901 in Kansas City.
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Ned Brooks died on 13 April 1969 in Maryland.
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Ned Brooks was a journalist.
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Ned Brooks was known for Meet the Press.
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Ned Brooks was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ned Brooks. https://biography.guide/ned-brooks/
MLA: "Ned Brooks." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ned-brooks/.
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