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The veteran broadcast television journalist was CNN's first chief anchor, a position that earned him the trust of millions of viewers across the country.

Shaw raised eyebrows with his first question to Dukakis, who was then the Democratic governor of Massachusetts. Bush and Michael Dukakis in the lead-up to the 1988 general election. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, receiving a bachelor's degree in history in 1966. CNN, as it came to be known, helped to fundamentally change the format and pace of TV news. He aspired to a career in journalism at a young age. Shaw was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame (1999) and received two lifetime achievements honors, from the Edward R.

During the era that many viewers learned to watch CNN during breaking news, Shaw was its first chief anchor, reporting on stories from the shooting of ...

The more intense the news story I cover, the cooler I want to be. And it would be a disservice to the consumers of news — be they readers, listeners or viewers — for me to become emotional and to get carried away." Shaw was born May 22, 1940, and grew up in Chicago, and attended the University of Illinois at Chicago before joining the Marines.

Trailblazing Black news anchor chronicled iconic moments in history from Tiananmen Square to the first Gulf war.

He was later a US Marine, earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Illinois Chicago and translated his insatiable consumption of the news into a job as a reporter and anchor at a local television station in his hometown. Shaw’s family said they were planning a private funeral but intended to host a public memorial at a later time. For a time, Shaw was the only Black journalist anchoring the evening news on a major network, inspiring other Black journalists who entered the industry. In a separate statement, CNN chairman Chris Licht expressed condolences to Shaw’s wife, Linda, and their two children. He reported on some of the biggest news stories from that era, including China’s deadly quelling of the Tiananmen Square student revolt in 1989, the first Gulf war in 1991 for which he went to Baghdad to report, and the 2000 presidential election, won by George W Bush following a controversial US supreme court ruling. “Globally, you are an island speck in an ocean of color.

Shaw, CNN's chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcaster, died Wednesday. He was 82.

But his striking on-the scene work in Baghdad, with correspondents Peter Arnett and John Holliman, was instrumental in putting CNN on the map. “And I personally feel that I passed my stringent test for that in Baghdad.” Shaw was a former U.S.

Shaw, known to many viewers as Bernie, shot to fame during live US coverage of the 1991 Gulf War.

But his striking on-the-scene work in Baghdad, with correspondents Peter Arnett and John Holliman, was instrumental in putting CNN on the map. “And I personally feel that I passed my stringent test for that in Baghdad.” That was a hallmark of his Baghdad coverage when the United States led its invasion of Iraq in 1991 to liberate Kuwait, with CNN airing stunning footage of air strikes and anti-aircraft fire in the capital city.

For years, Apple touted its products under its "Think Different" tagline. It's classic late-90s, early-aughts Steve Jobs energy.

The three-square-meals model is now something of a relic of the Industrial Revolution. Pour in some cold water, let the milk rehydrate, and voila. There was still a bit of that spirit, sure, but it was hard to ignore the darker message that not only do Apple products save lives, not having Apple products could be fatal. The somewhat cynical reality here is that Apple products are top shelf, and inflation is eating into people's disposable incomes. (OK, most nights — we believe in a four-day work week around here.) For better or worse, the 2020s are gonna be all about snacks. Before flavored seltzer took over the world, there was Fresca, the grapefruity, not-too-sweet, diet-but-not-diet drink. The Chevrolet Equinox EV will have The new iPhone features, as we wrote here yesterday, were few and far between. For the uninitiated, Fresca is pretty much perfect, yet perplexingly less prominent than other zero-calorie sodas. The iPhone 14 isn't so different from its predecessor. In a three-minute video, Apple positions itself as a lifesaver in a crisis.

Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday. Shaw was 82.

"The most important chair was the chair at the assignment desk. And it would be a disservice to the consumers of news -- be they readers, listeners or viewers -- for me to become emotional and to get carried away," he said. Shaw was the recipient of many awards for his journalism including the Edward R. And as a gardener, I want to grow and smell them more -- when I'm not writing." "The world has lost a hero for democracy and truth." And to you around the world and across our great land here in the United States, more than your praise I have valued your criticism and your suggestions. He was also known for being cool under pressure -- which was exemplified with his coverage of the First Gulf War. "I thought it was the last frontier in network television news," The condolences of all of us at CNN go out to his wife Linda and his children." He always could be trusted as a reporter and as an anchor," Johnson said. The family requested donations to a scholarship fund in lieu of flowers, according to a statement provided by former CNN CEO Tom Johnson. "CNN's beloved anchor and colleague, Bernard Shaw, passed away yesterday at the age of 82.

Bernard Shaw, a CNN top anchor for over two decades, is dead at 82. The cause of death was pneumonia. He notably covered the attempted assassination of ...

“It was a very uplifting and a very inspiring conversation.” Shaw went on to win the [Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism](https://cronkite.asu.edu/community/walter-cronkite-award/) in 1994. “I called the hotel 34 times,” Shaw later recalled to Along with his wife, Linda Allston, Shaw is survived by two children, Amar Edgar and Anil Louise, according to [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/us/bernard-shaw-fast-facts/index.html).