Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the first woman to read the news?

  1. Anne Royall

  2. Hemant Kumari Devi

  3. Angela Rippon

  4. Barbara Walters
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Angela Rippon became the first woman to regularly present national news on BBC television in the 1970s, breaking the gender barrier in TV news broadcasting. Barbara Walters was also a pioneer but came later in American television. The other options are not associated with this pioneering milestone.

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