Ed Bradley: 60 Minutes Correspondent Dies at 65

Ed Bradley was an American television journalist and a 60 Minutes correspondent for 26 years. Born on June 22, 1941, in Philadelphia, he began in radio and then joined CBS News.

He reported from Vietnam, anchored weekend news and covered the 1976 presidential campaign before joining 60 Minutes in 1981. He won 19 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, and his interviews included Lena Horne and Timothy McVeigh.

Bradley was known for a stud earring and his jazz radio program. He died of complications of leukemia at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York on November 9, 2006, at age 65.

Achievements: 19 Emmy Awards, Peabody Award, 26 years on 60 Minutes.

Birth: June 22, 1941 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Profession: Journalist.

Interesting Facts: He was the first Black television correspondent assigned to cover the White House for CBS.