Ed Bradley Add to My Celebs Age 65 (passed away Nov. 9th, 2006) Birthday Jun. 22nd, 1941 Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Height 6'

Ed Bradley's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) 60 Minutes Ed Bradley … Street Stories Himself - H… TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews Host

Main Movie Roles 1987 - Russkies

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A graduate of Thomas More Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and Cheyney State Teachers College (now Cheyney University), Ed Bradley was teaching sixth grade in the Philadelphia public school system when he accepted a dare to report the news on a local radio station; he fell in love with it and continued doing the news for free until his coverage of a local race riot brought him to the attention of the local major news outlet, and from then on his career was launched. A stalwart of the CBS news program "60 Minutes" (1968) for more than a quarter-century, Bradley was best known for his thoughtful and perceptive news reporting and interviewing. He died on November 9, 2006, in New York City of leukemia.


TRIVIA:

• Worked for free as an intern at WDAS-FM in Philadelphia, PA reading the news for the Georgie Woods show.
• Served as a radio host for "Jazz at Lincoln Center.".
• He was wounded in Cambodia in 1973.
• Was chief correspondent for "CBS Reports" from 1978 to 1981. His status there was such that the title was changed temporarily to "CBS Reports with Ed Bradley".
• Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Journalists.
• The Denver Press Club awarded him its 2003 'Damon Runyon' (qv) Award for career journalistic excellence.
• Ed Bradley's face replaced Mike Wallace as the first face in the 60 Minutes introduction during Bradley's last season. Wallace was the first face on the introduction of 60 Minutes since the beginning of the show. After Bradley's passing, Steve Kroft became the first face.
• Graduate of Cheney State College.

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