lord_casek Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110900820.html Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' Dies at 65 By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 9, 2006; 1:38 PM Ed Bradley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent and one of the pioneering black journalists of his generation, died today of leukemia at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 65. Bradley, who had won 19 Emmy awards, covered an incredible array of stories after joining the CBS newsmagazine in 1981, from brain cancer to sexual abuse in the Catholic Church to the high school shootings at Columbine. He also reported a number of award-winning documentaries, covered political conventions and filled in on the "CBS Evening News" and other programs. Bradley remained active on "60 Minutes," but he had been ill for some time and underwent heart surgery about a year ago. "He was this gentle giant," said Bob Schieffer, CBS's chief Washington correspondent and a close friend. "He just did so much for so many African-American kids. He was a great role model." Bradley was born in Philadelphia and graduated in 1964 from what was then known as Cheney State College. On the Web site of the school, now called Cheney University of Pennsylvania, Bradley's name tops the list of distinguished alumni. He taught sixth grade after college, and worked without pay as a jazz disc jockey and news reporter for WDAS-FM radio in Philadelphia. His first news story was covering riots in North Philadelphia, which won him a minimum-wage salary of $1.25 an hour. By 1967 he was hired at the all-news WCBS Radio in New York City. In 1971, Bradley broke into television as a stringer in Paris for CBS News. In 1972, he became a reporter in CBS Saigon bureau, covering the Vietnam War and in 1973 was wounded on assignment in Cambodia. He returned to the states and the CBS Washington bureau. He became White House correspondent from 1976 to 1978, anchored the Sunday evening newscast and joined "60 Minutes" in 1981. Bradley, who was among the first wave of African Americans to break into network television news, was honored last year with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Three of his Emmys came at the 2003 awards: a lifetime achievement Emmy; one for a 2002 "60 Minutes" report on brain cancer patients; and another for a "60 Minutes" report about sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. Staff writer Patricia Sullivan contributed to this report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qawee Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I went into it more in the Ch0 thread but, Ed was AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Pubes Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 hey casek, somebody told me earlier today that ed chilled with hunter s.....whattya think..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Ed spoke at HST's memorial celebration. Ed and Hunter were tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Peep the CBS retrospective they'll do tonight, honestly, if ony to remind yourself what a true journalist should be. Ed Bradley, Rest In Powerfulnessosity... seriously, you kicked ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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