- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCatherine Patricia Mackin
- Nicknames
- Cassie
- Cath Mackin
- Cassie Mackin
- Catherine Mackin
- Catherine Mackin was born on August 28, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She died on November 20, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Mackin served as a broadcast co-anchor and correspondent for NBC News, from 1969 to 1977, and for ABC News, from 1977 until her death.
- For NBC News, Mackin became the first female floor reporter at the Democratic and Republican presidential conventions in 1972. Her coverage subsequently led her news team to an Emmy win.
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