America Names Ronald Reagan Their Greatest American

America Names Ronald Reagan Their Greatest American

NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- America has chosen Ronald Reagan as its greatest American. Throughout Discovery Channel's GREATEST AMERICAN campaign, more than three million votes were cast via aol.com/greatestamerican, text and toll-free numbers to name the person who America thinks most influenced the way we think, work and live.

When voting closed at 9:10 (ET) during the series' live finale, Ronald Reagan was named the winner with Abraham Lincoln running a close second.

Source: Discovery Channel

CONTACT: Alison Risso, +1-240-662-2926 or alison_risso@discovery.com

Web site: http://www.discovery.com/ http://aol.com/greatestamerican

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