Posted on 11/09/2006 9:21:12 AM PST by AUJenn
Ed Bradley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent and one of the pioneering black journalists of his generation, died today. 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."
Suck rocks. Honest criticism is fine, but snarky catty comments about the dead ... you should be ashamed.
Quite right. Given that Mr. Bradley's career began in 1967, he would be more appropriately associated with Leonid Brezhnev, whose policies he continually supported throught Mr. Brezhnev's time in office.
Couldn't have said it better. Kudos!
I was thinking the same thing - Mike Wallace was just plain weird in that interview.
I heard a long time ago that he had aids. Don't know if it is true or not, so I was reluctant to say this. Can't even remember where I heard it
Rummy is forced to step down, and Bradley dies. Coincidence? I think not. %~)
I didn't like his politics, but I'm sorry he has died. Prayers go out for his loved ones. May God comfort them and give them strength in the difficult days ahead.
More or less... [g], but it's not as high-volume as it has been in the past; don't have as much time as I used to...
You are an idiot.
I'm curious and not asking this in an attacking way, but what makes you feel he's different than today's swamp fever liberals? I'm not taking a position one way or another. He may be a perfectly reasonable man. I'm just curious about what gives you that opinion. I saw many of his stories as being absolute hit pieces on the administration. But maybe I'm wrong.
I hope he can do a Saddam interview real soon.
Yeah, like my Diesel Ping List. Some days yes, some days nonexistent........
I seldom watch TeeVee but I liked his interview of Bob Dylan. He was good at his craft.
Thanks, but I'm little better than Hitler according to some on this thread for not walking down the street sobbing uncontrollably over Bradley's death. I'm not celebrating it either. I'm just saying it's of no greater significance than anyone else's death, and pointing out in the process he helped make America's media the co-opted, agendized beast that it is.
Jeez--this was sudden wasn't it? Wasn't he just working last week??
As I said in several other threads, the media was the big winner in this election. It's a huge problem, plus the fact that so many are duped by it.
The only change of tone we are going to see now will be the tone of the media towards congress.
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