Bernard Shaw
About
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Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born
May 22, 1940
Filmography
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1997)
Contact
(1997)
Himself
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Himself
Contact
(1997)
Other
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Other
Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution
(2004)
Family & Companions
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Linda Shaw
Wife
Married c. 1974.
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1997)
Contact
(1997)
Himself
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Himself
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Contact
(1997)
Other
Getting Away With Murder
(1996)
Other
Cast (Special)
Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution
(2004)
Breaking the News
(2001)
First in the Nation: A New Hampshire Town Meeting
(1999)
Moderator (Part 1)
Battle Against Cancer: Hopeful Signs
(1998)
Host
1997 Trumpet Awards
(1997)
The Money Trail: Democracy For Sale
(1997)
Anchor
Hollywood and the News
(1997)
Cronkite Remembers
(1996)
Vietnam: Coming to Terms
(1995)
Host
Beyond the Anger
(1995)
Host
Trial by Television
(1995)
Host
Year in Review -- Roundtable
(1994)
Host
Inside Politics: Year in Review
(1994)
Host
See How They Run
(1992)
The 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards
(1992)
Performer
A Hole in the Sky
(1992)
Host
Black Men: Uncertain Futures
(1991)
Dangerous Assignments
(1991)
The Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia University Awards (1989)
(1990)
Presenter
THE ALFRED I. DUPONT/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AWARDS
(1988)
Performer
Life Events
1961
As a Marine stationed in Hawaii he met newsman Walter Cronkite and began a lifelong friendship
1964
Started his career as an anchor/radio reporter at WYNR Radio in Chicago
1965
Hired as newswriter by WFLD-TV Chicago
1966
Hired as anchor and education reporter for WIND-AM Chicago
1968
Joined Westinghouse Group W Broadcasting as a White House correspondent
1971
Joined CBS News Washington bureau as a correspondent
1979
Became ABC's senior Capitol Hill correspondent
1980
Joined fledgling cable station CNN as co-anchor
1981
Covered the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan
1991
Reported on the Gulf War live from Bagdad
1995
Covered the bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City
2000
Announced plans to leave CNN in February 2001
Videos
Movie Clip
Family
Anil Louise Shaw
Daughter
Born c. 1975.
Amar Edgar Shaw
Son
Born c. 1977.
Companions
Linda Shaw
Wife
Married c. 1974.
