Bob Schieffer Biography (1937-)

Born February 25, 1937, in Austin, TX; married Patricia Pemrose; children: Susan, Sharon. Career: Broadcast journalist. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, general reporter and correspondent from Vietnam; WBAP-TV, Dallas and Forth Worth, TX, news anchor; CBS News, reporter, 1969--, Pentagon correspondent, 1970-74, White House correspondent, 1974-79, chief Washington, DC, correspondent, 1982--, anchor and/or moderator in various series. Military service: U.S. Air Force. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award (with others), 1971, for CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite; other EmmyAwards; Associated Press Managing Editors Awards; Texas Associated Broadcasters Awards; two Sigma Delta Chi Awards. Addresses: Office: CBS News Weekend/Sunday News, 524 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019-2901.; Contact: 2020M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Television journalist
Birth Details: February 25, 1937; Austin, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Correspondent, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, CBS, c. 1969-73
Anchor, CBS Sunday Night News, CBS, 1973-74
Anchor, CBS Evening News, Saturday Edition, CBS, 1976-96
Weekday editorial commentator and anchor, Morning, CBS, 1979-80
Anchor (with others),CBS Morning News, CBS, 1985--
Anchor and moderator, Face the Nation, CBS, 1991--
Anchor (with others) of CBS Weekend News/Sunday News, CBS.
Specials
Republican National Convention, CBS, 1972
Peace and the Pentagon, CBS, 1974
Watergate: The White House Transcripts, CBS, 1974
The Mysterious Alert, CBS, 1974 and 1976

Democratic National Convention, CBS, 1976
Ground Zero, CBS, 1981
Correspondent, 48 Hours on Crack Street, CBS, 1986
AIDS Hits Home, CBS, 1986
Desk correspondent for the Senate races, Campaign '86 Election Night, CBS, 1986
Correspondent, Campaign '88: The Democratic Convention, CBS, 1988
Campaign '88: The Republican Convention, CBS, 1988
Reporter, Presidential Inauguration, CBS, 1989
Reporter in Washington, DC, State of the Union: The President, the Congress and You, CBS, 1995
Podium correspondent, The 1996 Democratic National Convention, CBS, 1996
Podium correspondent, The 1996 Republican National Convention, CBS, 1996
Correspondent, Campaign '96: Super Tuesday, CBS, 1996
Reporter for Senate and House of Representatives races, Election Night'96, CBS, 1996
We Were There: CBS News at 50, CBS, 1998
Episodic
704 Hauser Street, CBS, 1994
I Remember (also known as Eye on People), CBS, 1997
"John Glenn: The All-American Astronaut," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(With Gary Paul Gates) The Acting President, Dutton (New York City), 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, June 18, 1993, p. 35.*

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