Who is Ed Bradley?
Ed Bradley was an American broadcast journalist as well as a news anchor. He was known for reporting on 60 Minutes and CBS News. Bradley started his career in journalism as a radio news reporter in Philadelphia.
Ed Bradley Date of Birth / Age
Bradley was born on June 22, 1941, and could hence be celebrating his 83rd year in 2023.
Ed Bradley Height
Bradley was of average height and moderate weight.
Ed Bradley Parents and Siblings
Bradley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents divorced at a young age and he was raised in a poor household by his mother, Gladys Gaston Bradley. He, however, spent summers with his father in Detroit.
Ed Bradley Spouse / Wife
Ed Bradley married three times. His previous marriage was with Patricia Blanchet (2004 – 2006). Before that, he had married Priscilla Coolidge (1981 – 1984) after his first wife Diane Jefferson (1964 – 1967). Bradley was in a relationship with Jessica Savitch (1972 – 1974).
Ed Bradley Kids / Children
Details regarding whether or not Braley had any children are not available to the public at the moment. However, we will update this information once more details are available.
Ed Bradley Education
Bradley studied at Mount Saint Charles Academy in Rhode Island and Saint Thomas More Catholic Boys School in Philadelphia. He also graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Cheyney State College in 1964.
Ed Bradley Career
Ed Bradley was an American broadcast journalist as well as a news anchor. He was known for reporting on 60 Minutes and CBS News. Bradley started his career in journalism as a radio news reporter in Philadelphia. His first covered his major story in 1964 Philadelphia about a race riot. He then went to New York City in 1967 where he served as a radio news reporter for WCBS. After four years, Bradley went to Paris, France. Here, he covered the Paris Peace Accords as a stringer for CBS News. Ed then went to Vietnam in 1972 where he covered the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War
After the wars, Bradley moved to Washington, D.C. where he covered Jimmy Carter’s first presidential campaign. He was the very first African American White House correspondent for CBS News. He worked here from 1976–1978. At that time, he anchored the Sunday night broadcast of the CBS Evening News, until 1981.
Bradley joined 60 Minutes in 1981. He reported on approximately 500 stories both 60 Minutes and CBS which won him numerous Peabody and Emmy awards. Some of the topics he covered include the rescue of Vietnamese refugees, segregation in the United States, the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Bradley died in 2006 of leukemia.
How Much Does Ed Bradley Earn?
Bradley’s salary as a journalist was an attractive package during his times of service.
How Much is Ed Bradley Worth?
Bradley managed to accumulate a lot of wealth during his service as a journalist before his death.
Ed Bradley Illness And Death
Bradley was diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia though he kept the illness secret from many, including colleagues such as Mike Wallace. His health declined after getting an infection, but he preferred to continue working, as he preferred to die “with his boots on.”