Jeanne Parr dies aged 92, Chris Noth's mother and CBS correspondent

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Jeanne Parr hosted her own talk show, produced documentaries
It all started when a CBS producer saw her make a mistake on local news and liked her style, he scouted her, she rose to be a pioneering reporter
She's survived by actor son Chris Noth and his brothers Charles, Michael

Published: 00:37 EST, 24 May 2016 | Updated: 09:07 EST, 24 May 2016

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Chris Noth's mother, a star CBS reporter, has died aged 92, People reports.

Jeanne Parr rocketed from local news and modeling in Wisconsin to becoming one of the first female correspondents for the national network.

And it all came from a blooper.

She was presenting the weather when she managed to lose Arkansas on the map, according to Madison.com.

The clip made it on to the quiz show What's My Line, and a CBS producer watching the show liked what he saw.

Trailblazer: Jeanne Parr (pictured in 1967) rocketed from local news and modeling in Wisconsin to becoming one of the first female correspondents for the national network CBS. She has died at the age of 92

He got in touch with Parr and convinced her to relocate to New York.

At first she was a weather girl on the Jim Jensen Show.

Within a few years she was covering national events such as the Republican National Convention and the New York riots in 1967.