A.K.A Mr. 60 Minutes
Television, radio journalist. Born Edward R. Bradley on January 22, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A leading African-American journalist, Bradley is best known as one of anchors of the award-winning news program 60 Minutes. At first, he worked as teacher in the early 1960s after earning a degree in education from Cheyney State College. Bradley began his career in media on the radio as a DJ and news reporter in Philadelphia.
Moving to New York City in 1967, Bradley went to work for WCBS Radio. He made the move to television reporting in the early 1970s for CBS News. Bradley became the network’s main correspondent for Southeast Asia in 1973 and then went to Washington, D.C., to cover the White House in 1976. He also served as an anchor for CBS Sunday Night News from 1976 to 1978.
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