Emily Rooney is an American journalist and former executive producer of ABC "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings". She was the first woman to produce a network evening newscast. The acrimonious atmosphere that arose after her 1994 firing by ABC made national headlines. Before producing for ABC, Rooney was also a news director at Boston's ABC station, WCVB for more than a decade. Wikipedia
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