Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" dead at 65

[FORD]

Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' Dies at 65



By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 9, 2006; 12:26 PM

Ed Bradley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent and one of the pioneering black journalists of his generation, died today of leukemia. He was 65.

Bradley, who had won 19 Emmy awards, covered an incredible array of stories after joining the CBS newsmagazine in 1981, from brain cancer to sexual abuse in the Catholic Church to the high school shootings at Columbine.

He also reported a number of award-winning documentaries, covered political conventions and filled in on the "CBS Evening News" and other programs.

Bradley remained active on "60 Minutes," but he had been ill for some time and underwent heart surgery about a year ago.

"He was this gentle giant," said Bob Schieffer, CBS's chief Washington correspondent and a close friend. "He just did so much for so many African-American kids. He was a great role model."

[spmusicplyr]

yea they interrupted my CBS about 5 min ago

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Further proof that journalism is dead...

[Matt White]

RIP ED...you did good

[Hardrock69]

That sucks. He was good at what he did.

RIP

[LoungeMachine]

Damn.

He was my favorite of them all.

Of course the fat, oxycotin thief will live to be 100.

RIP Ed.

[Terry]

The realization that the show and the network news was turned over to Katie Couric accelerated his disease.

10:1 Mike Wallace tries to off himself again soon, this time with success.

[LoungeMachine]

I remember a story from Don Hewitt's autobiography.

He got a message from Ed he wanted to change his name on 60 minutes to Mohammed Akbar or somesuch.....

Hewitt fretted for days trying to figure out how to tell the Deadhead with the earring that CBS would never allow it....



Until Ed let him in on the joke.



Ed was a class act.












Oh, and fuck that cunt Couric.

[rustoffa]

I remember a story he did on Rastas'. The Jamaican govt full-on OWNED. He was interviewing the Puma chick from Black Uhuru in Kingston...fucking LOL shit. He looked really nervous as the camera shook...folks in the background were fixin' to kill him.

Stark contrast to interviewing the Rastamen out in the country....they were showing him pieces of sugar cane, and baking the fuckout. He looked really happy.


RIP Ed

[Little Texan]

Who are going to be the next two celebs to kick the bucket?

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by Terry
The realization that the show and the network news was turned over to Katie Couric accelerated his disease.

10:1 Mike Wallace tries to off himself again soon, this time with success.

No kidding. Ed was a good guy. Hopefully there is a heaven and he's enjoying himself surrounded by perfection instead of the bullshit of this world that made the newstories he so skillfully reported on.

[Nitro Express]

Originally posted by Little Texan
Who are going to be the next two celebs to kick the bucket?

Eddie Van halen from Alcohol/Cigarette induced cancer.

Rosie O'donell because someone with some sense finally murders the abnoxiouse bitch.

[Lqskdiver]

RIP ED.

You were one of the cool ones.

[Little Texan]

Originally posted by Nitro Express

Rosie O'donell because someone with some sense finally murders the abnoxiouse bitch.

Let's hope!

Queen of nice MY ASS!

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Little Texan
Who are going to be the next two celebs to kick the bucket?

Can we please not turn this respectful thread about one of the greats into another Death Poll / Rosie Bash thread?

Please.