Nov. 9 Clues He was an American journalist He is most remembered for his 26 years of reporting on 60 Minutes He was the first black television correspondent to cover the White House He once anchored his own broadcast on CBS He was the recipient of numerous awards including the Peabody, 19 Emmys, and the Black Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award He reported from Vietnam during the war He was injured by a mortar attack in Cambodia He reported over 500 stories Among those he interviewed were Laurence Olivier, Timothy McVeigh, Mick Jagger, Bill Bradley, Ray Charles and Michael Jackson He was a huge jazz enthusiast and hosted the jazz concert every year at the Lincoln Center He was often referred to as the 5th Neville Brother He died Nov. 9, 2006 with his wife and friend Jimmy Buffett at his side from complications from leukemia at the age of 65 He was given a jazz funeral at the famous Riverside Church in NYC Who is he?
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000
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