Broadcaster Dianne White Clatto, born Dianne Elizabeth Johnson on December 28, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, was the only child of Milton Johnson and Nettie Johnson. Growing up in north St. Louis, Dianne a child, studied piano and classical ballet Pointe technique. In 1959, Dianne White Clatto made history. Dianne White Clatto was earning $40,000 a year when, at the age of 47, she was abruptly dismissed from KSDK in 1986. Dianne White Clatto, who helped raise bonds to build St. Louis’s iconic Gateway Arch and opened 11 Girls Clubs through the Greater St. Louis area, died on May 4, 2015, of natural causes at the McCormack House Retirement Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Source: New York Times June 17, 2024 23:03 UTC