Bernard Shaw

Benard Shaw - CNN Anchor Emeritus

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Recognized Achievement: 
Emmy Winner
Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Peabody Award
Bio: 

Bernard Shaw (May 22, 1940-present) - CNN Anchor Emeritus, Shaw is one of the most respected and celebrated journalists of his era, and was a fixture of CNN's rise to prominence. He is best known for his live reports from Tiananmen Square in 1989 and Iraq at the start of the 1991 Gulf War, and as the host of CNN's Inside Politics and The World Today. Shaw received two Emmys, a Peabody Award, and in 2007 the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Journalists.

CPS Schools Attended: 
William W. Carter High School
Dunbar Vocational High School