Schieffer, Bob

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Name (Latin)
Schieffer, Bob
Date of birth
1937-02-25
Place of birth
Austin (Tex.)
Other associated place
Washington (D.C.)
Occupation
Television journalists Journalists Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers
VIAF: 4030915
Wikidata: Q439261
Library of congress: n 88192763
OCoLC: oca02492826
DLC: n 88192763
Sources of Information
  • His The acting president, c1989:CIP t.p. (Bob Schieffer)
  • CBS News profile page, 26 January 2018(Bob Schieffer; was born in Austin, Texas and grew up in Fort Worth where he graduated from North Side High School and Texas Christian University; served three years in the U.S. Air Force; has been a reporter for more than half a century and his retirement in 2015 marked his 46th year at CBS News and his 24th anchoring "Face the Nation"; prior to joining CBS in 1969 he was a reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram where he was the first reporter from a Texas newspaper to report from Vietnam; has won virtually every award in broadcast journalism; In 2005, his alma mater Texas Christian University named its journalism school in his honor and in 2013 named the College, in which the journalism school is located, the Bob Schieffer College of Communication; He and his wife, the former Patricia Penrose, reside in Washington, D.C.)
  • Wikipedia, 26 January 2018(Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937); is an American television journalist; known for his moderation of presidential debates; is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, the Pentagon, United States Department of State, and the United States Congress)
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Wikipedia description:

Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) is an American television journalist. He is known for his moderation of presidential debates, where he has been praised for his capability. Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, the Pentagon, United States Department of State, and United States Congress. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics. He has interviewed every United States President since Richard Nixon, as well as most of those who sought the office. Schieffer has been with CBS News since 1969, serving as the anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News for 20 years, from 1976 to 1996, as well as the Chief Washington Correspondent from 1982 until 2015, and moderator of the Sunday public affairs show, Face the Nation, from 1991 until May 31, 2015. From March 10, 2005, to August 31, 2006, Schieffer was interim weekday anchor of CBS Evening News, and was one of the primary substitutes for Katie Couric and Scott Pelley. Following his retirement from Face the Nation, Schieffer has continued to work for CBS as a contributor, making many appearances on air giving political commentary covering the 2016 presidential election. Schieffer is currently releasing episodes of a new podcast, "Bob Schieffer's 'About the News' with H. Andrew Schwartz". Schieffer has written three books about his career in journalism: Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast, This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV, and Bob Schieffer's America. He co-authored a book about Ronald Reagan, The Acting President, with Gary Paul Gates, that was published in 1989. In his memoir, This Just In, Schieffer credits the fact he was a beat reporter at CBS for his longevity at the network. Schieffer has won virtually every award in broadcast journalism, including eight Emmys, the overseas Press Club Award, the Paul White Award presented by the TV News Directors Association, and the Edward R. Murrow Award given by Murrow's alma mater, Washington State University. Schieffer was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2002, and inducted into the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2013. He was named a living legend by the Library of Congress in 2008. Schieffer is currently serving as the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center.

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