Ed Bradley died today of leukemia at Mount Sinai Hospital, he was 65. Ed Bradley was an award-winning television journalist who broke racial barriers at CBS News and created a distinctive, powerful body of work during his 26 years on 60 Minutes.
Three of his Emmys came at the 2003 awards for lifetime achievement, a report on brain cancer patients and also a report about sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. He also won a lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Bradley joined 60 Minutes in 1981 when Dan Rather left to replace Cronkite as anchor of The CBS Evening News.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Blanchet. You can read more about Ed Bradley and his career here.
