Carole Simpson is a broadcast journalist, news anchor and author. She became the first African American woman to anchor any major US network newscast in 1988 when she became anchor of the weekend edition of “World News Tonight” on ABC®. Simpson holds the distinction of being the first person of color to moderate a US presidential debate when she broke barriers in the 1992 election cycle as moderator of the debate between former President George H.W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and Ross Perot.