Ed Bradley Biography (1941-)

Full name, Edward R. Bradley; born June 22, 1941, in Philadelphia, PA; son ofEd R. (in business) and Gladys (maiden name, Gaston) Bradley; married Dianne, 1964 (divorced, 1977); married Priscilla Coolidge (a singer), 1981 (divorced, 1984); children: (first marriage) one son. Addresses: Office: CBS News, Columbia Broadcasting System, 524 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Broadcast journalist, broadcast correspondent
Birth Details: June 22, 1941; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Anchor, CBS Sunday Night News, CBS, 1976-1981
Correspondent, CBS Reports, CBS, 1978-1981
Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS, 1981-
Host and anchor, Street Stories, CBS, 1992-1993
Correspondent, 60 Minutes More, CBS, 1996-1997
Host, CBS Classics, CBS, 1997
Also anchor of 60 Minutes II, CBS.
Specials
Correspondent, 48 Hours on Crack Street, CBS, 1986
Correspondent, The Soviet Union: Seven Days in May, CBS, 1987
Correspondent, Campaign '88: The Democratic Convention, CBS, 1988
Reporter, Campaign '88: Election Night, CBS, 1988
Campaign '88: The Republican Convention, CBS, 1988
Reporter, Presidential Inauguration, CBS, 1989
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is, Cinemax, 1989
America's Toughest Assignment: Solving the Education Crisis, CBS,1990
Super Bowl Saturday Nite, CBS, 1990
Correspondent, 60 Minutes: The Entertainers, CBS, 1991
The Philadelphia Orchestra: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.,Arts and Entertainment, 1993
60 Minutes ... 25 Years, CBS, 1993
Reporter, 1994 Olympic Winter Games, CBS, 1994
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995
Floor reporter, 1996 Democratic National Convention, CBS, 1996

Floor reporter, 1996 Republican National Convention, CBS, 1996
Reporter, Election Night '96, CBS, 1996
Anchor, Ed Bradley on Assignment: Town under Siege, CBS, 1997
Correspondent, Enter the Jury Room, CBS, 1997
Host, CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes, CBS, 1998
Last Battle of the Gulf War, PBS, 1998
60 Minutes at 30, CBS, 1998
We Were There: CBS News at 50, CBS, 1998
Anchor, Heroes and Icons: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999
Anchor, Person of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999
Swingin' with the Duke: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, PBS, 1999
Correspondent, Election Night 2000, CBS, 2000
Breaking the News, CBS, 2001
Host, Ennis' Gift: A Film about Learning Differences, HBO, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 45th Alfred I. DuPont--Columbia University Awards, PBS, 1987
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show, CBS, 1987
Presenter, The Alfred I. DuPont--Columbia University Awards in Broadcast Journalism, PBS, 1992
Presenter, The Essence Awards, CBS, 1992
Presenter, The 1998 Essence Awards, Fox, 1998
Host, The Alfred I. DuPont--Columbia University Awards in Television and Radio Journalism, PBS, 1999
Episodic
Himself, "All the Life That's Fit to Print," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993
Celebrity Dish (also known as TV Guide's Celebrity Dish), 2000
Also appeared in an episode of The Chris Rock Show, HBO.
Television Work
Coeditor; Series
60 Minutes, CBS, 1981-
Film Appearances
Private, Russkies, New Century, 1987
Voice, Biloxi Blues, Rastar Pictures, 1988
Himself at Republican Convention, The Last Party, 1993
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Specials
Heroes and Icons: People of the Century: CBS News/Time 100, CBS, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 2, Gale, 1992
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd edition, Gale, 1998
Hewitt, Don, Minute by Minute, Random House (New York City), 1985
Madsen, Axel, 60 Minutes: The Power and Politics of America's Most Popular News Show, Dodd, Mead (New York City), 1984
Notable Black American Men, Gale, 1998

Electronic

CBS News, http://www.cbsnews.com, April 9, 2002

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