SHAW: I have allegiance to my people and their survival and their success. And it would be a disservice to the consumers of news - be they readers, listeners or viewers - for me to become emotional.ĬHANG: But Shaw's emotions about news coverage were strong, especially as one of the few Black anchors on a national platform. SHAW: The more intense the news story I cover, the cooler I want to be because people are depending on you. Part of his passion in reporting was being dispassionate, steady and clear. SHAPIRO: Shaw guided viewers through more big moments, like the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, the Jonestown massacre and pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated. Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing. SHAPIRO: When the 1991 Gulf War began, he reported from Baghdad as bombs were going off. He went on to report for CBS, ABC and in 1980 became the first chief anchor for a fledgling network called CNN. His career began in his hometown, Chicago. In all the years of preparing to become an anchor, one of the things I strove for was to be able to control my emotions in the midst of hell breaking out.ĬHANG: That's Shaw, also a former Marine, telling our NPR co-host Michel Martin about his ambitions back in 2014. The longtime former news anchor died yesterday.īERNARD SHAW: I wanted to be the best broadcast journalist I could be. This happens to be a day when journalists around the world are covering a big breaking news story.Īnd it's a day we're pausing to remember a pioneering journalist who mastered the craft, Bernard Shaw.
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