May 18, 2013

Byron Pitts to Leave ‘60 Minutes’ for ABC News

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*ABC News is reportedly close to signing “60 Minutes correspondent Byron Pitts, according to Politico.com. “Pitts will serve as both chief national correspondent and anchor at ABC News, and will appear across the network’s programming. ABC News President Ben Sherwood is expected to announce the news next week,” Dylan Byers of Politico reported. “Pitts is [...]




Condoleeza Rice Now Working for CBS News

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*Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is now a contributor to CBS News. Rice  has already started her tenure at the network. She made her debut on “Face the Nation” Sunday and is being included in Monday’s inauguration coverage. As secretary of state, Rice warned of weapons of mass destruction in pressing for war in [...]




CBS Sports Anchor James Brown Adds CBS News Gig

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*CBS sports anchor James Brown is about to put in double duty at the network. This weekend, he’ll begin work as Special Correspondent for CBS News, it was announced today by CBS News Chairman and “60 Minutes” Executive Producer Jeff Fager and David Rhodes, President, CBS News. Brown will contribute original reported pieces and will [...]




Video: Meet the 17-Year-Old HS Student who may have Found the Cure for Cancer

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*If you ever worry about the future of America, there is no need: it is in good hands. A high school student named Angela Zhang is proof of that. Born to Chinese immigrants, 17-year-old Zhang of Cupertino, California is a typical American teenager. She’s really into shoes and is just learning how to drive. But [...]




Video: Herman Cain Believes Homosexuality is a ‘Sin’ and a ‘Choice’

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*Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, in an interview with CBS News, said homosexuality is “a sin” and “a choice.” Cain was on “Washington Unplugged” the CBS News web program when he revealed his thoughts to CBSNews.com senior political reporter Brian Montopoli: “I believe homosexuality is a sin because I’m a Bible-believing Christian, I believe it’s [...]




We Remember: James Wall of “Captain Kangaroo” Dies at 92

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*James Wall, Captain Kangaroo’s neighbor “Mr. Baxter” on the children’s show and longtime stage manager for CBS News, has died. He was 92. CBS News says Wall died Wednesday in New York City after a short illness, reports the Associated Press. The former vaudevillian joined the popular children’s show in 1962 as a stage manager [...]




Mark McEwen Returning to ‘Early Show’ for a Visit

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*Former CBS News weatherman Mark McEwen will return to his old stomping grounds at “The Early Show” this weekend for his first nationally televised weathercast since suffering a near-fatal stroke five years ago. The network says McEwen’s visit Saturday will include an interview focusing on his difficult recovery, reports the AP. McEwen worked for CBS [...]




Harold Dow Believed to have Died from Asthma Attack

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*The family of the late CBS News correspondent Harold Dow has issued the following statement in the wake of his sudden death Saturday morning: At the time of Harold’s death, he was suffering from adult onset asthma. On Monday, August 16, 2010, Harold checked himself into the Valley Hospital emergency room in Ridgewood [New Jersey] for [...]




CBS News Correspondent Harold Dow Dies at 62

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*Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, who helped shape the documentary program “48 Hours” and covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the Sept. 11 attacks, has died. He was 62. Dow died suddenly Saturday morning in New Jersey, network spokeswoman Louise Bashi said. He lived in Upper Saddle River, N.J., but it wasn’t immediately [...]




Video Report: Medical Breakthrough: Man Fitted With Total ‘Artificial Heart’

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*For nearly two years, 43-year-old Charles Okeke has tried to live a normal life in the hospital tethered to a 400-lb. machine. “It sort of overwhelms you to think, ‘I’m stuck to a machine,’” he says. Okeke was barely 30 when a blood clot destroyed his heart, reports CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. [...]




From ‘Whites Only’ Lunch Counter to Civil Rights Museum

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*Via CBS News: From the outside, this building could be any five and dime in Anytown, U.S.A. But past the façade, the similarities end. Because this building, which used to be a Woolworth store played a prominent role in the Civil Rights movement, and was inaugurated Monday as a Civil Rights museum. Get MORE of [...]