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Updated on: October 29, 2026 / 8:03 PM EDT / CBS News

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Linda Mason, a trailblazing journalist who spent 47 years with CBS News, has died at the age of 84.

She died peacefully Wednesday night surrounded by family, according to a statement from CBS News.

After starting as a radio desk assistant in 1966, she went on to become the first female producer of the "CBS Evening News," working with legendary anchors Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather.…