Bernard Shaw, a well-known CNN anchor, died yesterday at the age of 82. His family made the announcement on the morning of Thursday, September 8, 2022. CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht paid homage to Shaw, writing:
“Bernard Shaw, CNN’s beloved anchor, and colleague, died Friday at the age of 82.” Bernie was a CNN pioneer and our Washington anchor when we first began on June 1, 1980.”
According to Licht, Shaw was CNN’s top anchor for 20 years, covering presidential elections as well as the First Gulf War live from Baghdad in 1991. He also indicated that Shaw was still a close member of CNN, adding context to the historic events. Shaw’s funeral will be attended only by family members and selected visitors. The family has requested that payments be sent to the Bernard Shaw Scholarship Fund at the University of Chicago.
Bernard Shaw’s death
According to CNN, Bernard Shaw’s death was a significant loss. According to his relatives, Shaw died of pneumonia unconnected to Covid-19. Shaw was hospitalized at the time of his death, but there is no information on when he was admitted. For the time being, his family has asked seclusion, and additional information is likely to be disclosed shortly.
Considering Shaw’s amazing career
Bernard, who was born on May 22, 1940, graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1968. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point as a Message Center expert. Shaw started his career as a reporter and anchor at WNUS in 1964 and then moved to Chicago to work for the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. From 1971 until 1977, he served as a White House reporter for CBS News Washington Bureau. Shaw began his career as a Latin American journalist for ABC News in 1977, rising through the ranks to become bureau chief and then Capitol Hill Senior Correspondent. In 1980, he joined CNN as a co-anchor of the PrimeNews show. He covered the attempted murder of US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, which helped CNN establish itself as a reputable televised news source.
In 1991, he was honored for his reporting from Baghdad’s Al-Rashid Hotel on the Gulf War alongside CNN journalists John Holliman and Peter Arnett. In October 2000, he mediated a presidential debate between Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman. Bernard co-hosted the CNN political chat program Inside Politics in 1991. Despite retiring in 2001, he resurfaced on the station on occasion and co-anchored Judy Woodruff’s farewell program in 2005.
On Twitter, people paid respect to him.
Bernard Shaw rose to prominence as CNN’s top journalist and anchor. Following his passing, many shared their sorrow on Twitter. Shaw is survived by his wife, Linda Allston, and their two children, Amar Edgar and Anil Louise.
Sad news to hear Bernard Shaw has passed! It was so wonderful to see him listen to jazz around DC after his @CNN show. RIP Sir! pic.twitter.com/rGSBrHBmxD
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) September 8, 2022
RIP Bernard Shaw. A true pro from back when CNN actually reported the news. pic.twitter.com/hqxObUWbFu
— Eric Cohen (@ebcinpa) September 8, 2022
