Nov 9, 2006 10:44 pm US/Central
CBS Newsman Ed Bradley's Incomparable Career
Bradley Had A Number Of Timeless Chicago-Related Moments In His Long Career
by Rob Johnson
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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The late Ed Bradley started his career in Philadelphia.
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Ed Bradley made a career of breaking barriers in journalism. Thursday Chicago and the world remembered the "
60 Minutes" correspondent: who personified reporter involvement.
Bradley died of complications due to
leukemia Thursday at age 65.
CBS 2's Rob Johnson reports that Bradley leaves a legacy of toughness and style. He was, in a word, timeless.
Bradley was an icon of journalism, and he did it all. From covering the
Vietnam War where he was nearly killed, to not just covering, but helping, the Boat People in Cambodia, to becoming the first African American White House correspondent.
Bradley had terrific range, whether tackling the serious subjects or the lighter ones.
He had some memorable Chicago-related moments. At the 1984 Democratic Convention in San Francisco, he tried -- unsuccessfully -- to broker peace between former Ald.
Ed Vrydoliak and late Mayor
Harold Washington.
He learned the finer points of basketball strategy from the one and only
Michael Jordan, but could still ask probing questions of celebrities.
There's no question Bradley was a pioneer for aspiring African American journalists everywhere, like
Chicago Defender Executive Editor
Roland Martin.
"Here was someone you saw...journalist can do," said Martin.
And throughout his 25 years on "60 Minutes" Bradley says he had one basic principle.
"And if I'm talking to you for however long it takes, I'm yours," Bradley said.
Ed Bradley won numerous awards, among them 19 Emmys, for his distinguished work.
He was born in Philadelphia, and once told an interviewer his parents kept driving home the point "you can be anything you want to kid." He said "When you hear that often enough you believe it."
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