Bernard Shaw

Background

Shaw was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1963 to 1968.

Education

University of Illinois system.

Career

Early years He exhibited a passionate interest in the print media, clipping articles from newspapers, often traveling at weekends to Washington, District of Columbia Shaw began his broadcasting career as an anchor and reporter for WNUS in Chicago. He then worked as a reporter for the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company in Chicago, moving later to Washington as the White House correspondent. He worked as a correspondent in the Washington Bureau of Columbia Broadcasting System News from 1971 to 1977.

In 1977, he moved to American Broadcasting Company News as Latin American correspondent and bureau chief before becoming the Capitol Hill Senior Correspondent.

He left American Broadcasting Company in 1980 to move to Cable News Network as co-anchor of its PrimeNews broadcast, anchoring from Washington, District of Columbia Shaw is widely known for the question he posed to Democratic United States. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis at his second Presidential debate with George H. West. Bush during the 1988 election, which Shaw was moderating.

Knowing that Dukakis opposed the death penalty, Shaw asked him if he would support an irrevocable death penalty for a man who hypothetically raped and murdered Dukakis"s wife. Dukakis responded that he would not. Critics felt he framed his response too legalistically and logically, and did not address it sufficiently on a personal level

Kitty Dukakis, among other public figures, found the question inflammatory and unwarranted at a presidential debate.

Several journalists also on the panel with Shaw, including Ann Compton, Andrea Mitchell, and Margaret Garrard Warner, expressed an interest in leaving Dukakis"s name out of the question. He is also remembered for his reporting on the 1991 Gulf War.

Reporting with Cable News Network correspondents John Holliman and Peter Arnett from the First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, he found shelter under a desk as he reported cruise missiles flying past his window. He also made frequent trips back and forth from the hotel"s bomb shelter.

While describing the situation in Baghdad, he famously stated "Clearly I"ve never been there, but this feels like we"re in the center of hell." He moderated the October 2000 vice-presidential debate between Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman.

Shaw co-anchored Cable News Network"s Inside Politics from 1992 until he was retired from Cable News Network in 2001. He has still occasionally appeared on Cable News Network, including in May 2005 when a plane flew into restricted air space in Washington, District of Columbia He also co-anchored Judy Woodruff"s last broadcast on Cable News Network in June 2005. Personal life 1996: Paul White Award, Radio Television Digital News Association Bernard Shaw appeared in Robert Wiener’s book Live from Baghdad.

He appeared as a character in the 2002 Home Box Office film of the same name where he was portrayed by Robert Wisdom.

Achievements

• Bernard Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy Television journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Marine Corps.

Connections

M. Linda Shaw; children: Anil, Amar.

colleagues:

Walter Cronkite

Acquaintance:

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein