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

• 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

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