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Lisa Howard

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The Resume

    (April 24, 1926-July 4, 1965)
    Born in Cambridge, Ohio
    Birth name was Dorothy Jean Guggenheim
    Appeared in the film ‘Donovan’s Brain’ (1955)
    Appeared in the soap operas ‘Edge of Night,’ ‘As the World Turns’ and ‘The Guiding Light’
    Anchored ‘News with a Woman’s Touch’ (1964-65)

Why she might be annoying:

    After interviewing <570, she began an affair with him.
    She was fired by ABC after she ignored the network’s warnings against partisan politics and openly campaigned for incumbent Senator Kenneth Keating and against Robert F. Kennedy.
    She committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first female reporter at ABC.
    She served as an unofficial liaison for efforts by the Kennedy administration to normalize relations with Cuba, including delivering secret messages and letting her Upper East Side apartment be used for informal meetings between American and Cuban diplomats.
    In addition to losing her job, she suffered a miscarriage shortly before her death.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying