Veteran ABC Information correspondent Elizabeth Nissen, who offered protection for Nightline and World Information Tonight, has died. She was 71.
In response to her on-line obituary, Nissen handed away at dwelling in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, January 7, three days after her 71st birthday. A reason for demise was not offered.
Born on January 4, 1954, Nissen made her mark as a revered broadcast journalist and information correspondent, working for the likes of WGBH (public tv), CNN, The Wall Avenue Journal, and Newsweek. She was additionally the co-founder and senior producer of NBC Study, the academic division of NBC Information.
All through her profession, she lined quite a lot of matters, from battle to sports activities science to the humanities.
She is finest identified for her time at ABC Information, the place she incessantly appeared on the applications Nightline and World Information Tonight. Most notably, she offered protection on World Information Tonight on the night that Princess Diana died in 1997.
“A lifelong reader, learner, and instructor, Beth was captivated with speaking data in a relatable means,” reads her obit. “She ready her college students to be crucial thinkers, and helped academics enhance strategies and methods for simpler instruction.”
It continues, “She was a caregiver, a real oldest—most accountable—sibling. She was additionally an energetic member of her native Rotary Membership, and The Adelphies group at 1st Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor on the time of her passing.”
“She is remembered for her wit, her data, her compassion, and her nurturing of friendships by means of intensive private correspondence,” the obit concludes. “She was an avid Wolverine—and Lions—fan.”
Nissen is survived by 5 of her six siblings, in addition to 9 nieces and nephews.