Garrick Utley

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Garrick Utley
Utley on May 14, 2012
Born
Clifton Garrick Utley

(1939-11-19)November 19, 1939
DiedFebruary 20, 2014(2014-02-20) (aged 74)
OccupationTelevision journalist
Known forWork at NBC News, PBS, ABC News and CNN
SpouseGertje Rommeswinkel (m. 1973–2014; his death)

Clifton Garrick Utley (November 19, 1939 – February 20, 2014), better known as Garrick Utley, was an American television journalist. He reported about the Vietnam War and was one of the first full-time television correspondent covering the war from Vietnam.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Westtown School in 1957 and from Carleton College in 1961.

Utley died of prostate cancer on February 20, 2014 in New York City, New York. He was aged 74. He was outlived by his wife Gertje Utley (née Rommeswinkel).[1]

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  1. Watkins, Tom (February 21, 2014). "Veteran broadcast newsman Garrick Utley dies at 74". CNN. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

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