Lee Thornton. University of Maryland / Philip Merrill College of Journalism hide caption toggle caption University of Maryland / Philip Merrill College of Journalism The Two-Way Remembering Lee Thornton, Who Broke Barriers In Journalism September 30, 2013 • The first African-American woman to cover the White House for a major news network, Thornton was also the first black host of NPR's All Things Considered. She died last week at the age of 71.
