Spoiler : Born in Monroe, Louisianna 9/12/1921; died 4/17/1974 of bone cancer. Married to Sue Beaird (?-?). McGee joined the Army at age eighteen. Attended the University of Oklahoma and began his broadcasting career at WKY-Oklahoma City. News director at WSFA-TV in Montgomery, Alabama, just in time to win national recognition reporting on the racial problems there. Joined NBC-Washington in 1957. Anchorman for The Campaign And The Candidates on NBC-TV (1960). Host of World Wide '60 on NBC-TV (1960)); Here And Now on NBC-TV (1961). Narrator (occasionaly) on Actuality Specials for NBC-TV (1962-1968). NBC-TV Saturday News anchorman (1967). One of three rotating anchors on the NBC-TV Nightly News (1970-1971). Host of Today on NBC-TV (1971-1974 his death). Emmy Award in 1968 for covering the Adenauer funeral.