Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw is, to me, a benchmark for what broadcast journalism should aspire to be. From Chicago's Dunbar Vocational to becoming CNN's founding lead anchor in 1980, he climbed on credibility alone, and his calm, steady delivery during the Gulf War, reporting live as bombs fell over Baghdad, remains one of television's defining acts of nerve. The Murrow and Cronkite honors and his Black Journalists Hall of Fame induction speak to a career built on trust rather than spectacle. In an era of loud opinion, I miss anchors like him who let the news carry its own weight. His 2022 passing closed a defining chapter.

Name (English)

Bernard Shaw

Name (Japanese)

バーナード・ショー

Reading

ばーなーど・しょー

Born

May 22, 1940 – September 7, 2022

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

journalist / television presenter

High school

Dunbar Vocational High School

University

University of Illinois Chicago

Awards & achievements

• 2014 National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
• 1989 Journalist of the Year
• 2001 Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1994 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%20(%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88)

Tags

• Illinois
• journalist
• television presenter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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