In a bit of very sad news, ABC has just reported that Ed Bradley has died of Leukemia. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Ed was the face of color on 60 Minutes, often covering many controversial issues. He was always a good guy IMO, a true journalist.
the breaking news is on ABC's website. Comments below praising his years of journalistic integrity. 22 Emmy's, an accomplished lifetime. 25 years on 60 minutes.
CBS News has now confirmed
Bradley's consummate skills as a broadcast journalist and his distinctive body of work were recognized with numerous awards, including 19 Emmys, the latest for a segment that reported the reopening of the 50-year-old racial murder case of Emmett Till.
He was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Three of his Emmys came at the 2003 awards: a Lifetime Achievement Emmy; one for a 60 Minutes report on brain cancer patients, "A New Lease on Life" (April 2002); and another for his hour on 60 Minutes II about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, "The Catholic Church on Trial" (June 2002).