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FILE – CNN anchorman Bernard Shaw appears on set at the network’s Atlanta headquarters on Friday, Nov. 10, 2000. Shaw, who was CNN’s original chief anchor when the network started in 1980, died of pneumonia in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, according to Tom Johnson, the network’s former chief executive, died of pneumonia in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, according to Tom Johnson, the network’s former chief executive. Shaw was 82. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, File)
Bernard Shaw, one of the early anchors on CNN, has passed away. His family said he died from pneumonia-unrelated to Covid. CNN launched in 1980 and Bernard was the network’s first chief anchor. He was known for anchoring presidential debates and his coverage of the Gulf War in 1991. He retired from CNN in 2001. Prior to CNN he worked at the Washington Bureau for CBS News and was also at ABC News. He is survived by his wife and two children. He was 82 years old. Rest In Power Bernard Shaw.
