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Tom Jarriel

Thomas Edwin Jarriel was an American television news reporter who worked for the ABC network from 1964 to 2002.

Background
Jarriel was born in LaGrange, Georgia, on December 29, 1934. During his childhood, he and his family moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. He attended the University of Houston, graduating in 1956. ==Career==
Career
Jarriel began his career at KPRC-TV in Houston. During most of that time, Jarriel anchored the 15-minute bulletins ABC aired late nights on Saturday and Sunday, until those broadcasts were cancelled in 1991; he was also the most frequent anchor of the daytime ABC News Brief updates that aired during the era. He also served as substitute anchor on World News Tonight. Jarriel retired from broadcasting in 2002, but briefly returned the following year to contribute to ABC's coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. ==Awards and honors==
Awards and honors
Jarriel received 10 Emmy Awards over the course of his career. ==Personal life and death==
Personal life and death
Jarriel married Joan Borgeson in 1957, and they had three children. ==References==
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