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Nov. 11, 2006 Edward R. Bradley died Thursday, at age 65, of leukemia. He was a pioneering newsman whom earned the trust of the American public, despite sometimes appearing at the national news desk with an earring in his ear. His credibility transcended race, as he often filled-in at the CBS anchor desk for Dan Rather. When I was in my twenties, black faces on the national news scene were few: I recall the late Max Robinson at ABC, and Bernard Shaw, who like Bradley, cut his teeth at CBS. In latter years, Mr. Bradley took his reporting acumen to the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, where he also served as an editor. In 2000, he landed the only nationally televised interview given by Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh. Bradley was born June 22, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later attended Cheyney State, graduating with a degree in education. While he taught elementary school, he also moonlighted as a radio disc jockey and news reporter for a CBS radio affiliate. In 1967, he landed a full-time job at CBS radio, and later covered the Paris Peace talks and the Vietnam war. Bradley also covered Jimmy Carter’s 1976 Presidential campaign, and that same year he became the CBS White House correspondent. In 1981 he moved to 60 Minutes. In his illustrious career, he garnered 19 Emmys, his last one for his investigation of the 1955 lynching of a 14-year old black boy named Emmett Till. The black youth was kidnapped and beaten beyond recognition for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Two white men were later acquitted of his crime, though a year later they admitted to the killing. In 2004 the Department of Justice opened a new investigation, believing up to a dozen individuals may have been involved. According to his biography in Wikipedia, Bradley also won “…a Peabody Award for his African AIDS report, ‘Death By Denial’; a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award; and the Paul White Award from the Radio and Television News Directors Association.” Mr. Bradley leaves behind his wife, Patricia Blanchet. Sources: Ed Bradley buiography, Wikipedia Reuters News agency CBSnews.com ------------ About the author: Timothy N. Stelly, Sr. is a 46-year old poet, novelist and aspiring screenwriter who resides in northern California with his three youngest children--Lawrence, Kimberly and Dante. He is a member of various writer's groups and has three novels in print, his most recent, "Like A Straight-Up Sucka," is available at www.lulu.com. website: http://stellbreadO@tripod.com Email: stellbread@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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