His 1979 reporting on Vietnamese refugees, "The Boat People", earned him numerous awards and led to his role at 60 Minutes in 1981.īradley was most proud of his 60 Minutes interview with singer Lena Horne. CBS promoted Bradley to cover the Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign in 1974, and he subsequently became the first African American White House correspondent. duPont–Columbia University Award and a George Polk Award. He was injured by mortar fire in Cambodia and earned the Alfred I. He moved to France in 1971, and reported for CBS on the Paris Peace Talks before covering the Vietnam War and Cambodian Civil War. He moved to New York City and was hired by WCBS radio as a full-time reporter in 1967. Bradley covered the Philadelphia race riots and was motivated to pursue investigative journalism as a career. He worked as a mathematics teacher in Philadelphia, and simultaneously took a job with WDAS-AM- FM. While there, he was inspired by a talk from Philadelphia broadcaster Georgie Woods to work in radio. Bradley obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in education from Cheyney University in 1964. He attended Holy Providence School in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, followed by Mount Saint Charles Academy in Rhode Island, before graduating from Saint Thomas More Catholic Boys High School in West Philadelphia in 1959. He served as news anchor of the broadcast that carried his name, CBS Sunday Night News with Ed Bradley.īradley's parents divorced when he was young, and his mother took on two jobs to support him. Prior to his time with 60 Minutes, he reported on the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, and subsequently became the first African American TV reporter assigned as a member of the White House press corps. Bradley was recognized for his work in the field of investigative journalism with 20 Emmy Awards, the Radio Television Digital News Association Paul White Award, the National Association of Black Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award, and multiple Peabody Awards. (J– November 9, 2006) was an American journalist, well known for his quarter-century career reporting for 60 Minutes with CBS News. Priscilla Coolidge (1981–84) (divorced)Įdward Rudolph " Ed" Bradley, Jr.
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