- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdward Rudolph Bradley Jr.
- Nicknames
- Teddy
- Butch
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- A graduate of Thomas More Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and Cheyney State Teachers College (now Cheyney University), Ed Bradley was teaching sixth grade in the Philadelphia public school system when he accepted a dare to report the news on a local radio station; he fell in love with it and continued doing the news for free until his coverage of a local race riot brought him to the attention of the local major news outlet, and from then on his career was launched. A stalwart of the CBS news program 60 Minutes (1968) for more than a quarter-century, Bradley was best known for his thoughtful and perceptive news reporting and interviewing. He died on November 9, 2006, in New York City of leukemia.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jane Margaret Laight
- SpousesPatricia Blanchet(July 31, 2004 - November 9, 2006) (his death)Priscilla June Coolidge(July 24, 1981 - 1984) (divorced)Diane Jefferson(1964 - 1967) (divorced)
- His full beard and earring
- Ed Bradley's face replaced Mike Wallace's as the first face in the 60 Minutes (1968) introduction during Bradley's last season. Wallace was the first face on the introduction of 60 Minutes (1968) since the beginning of the show. After Bradley's passing, Steve Kroft became the first face.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Rita Coolidge.
- In 1976, became CBS' first-ever African-American correspondent to the White House.
- Graduate of Cheney State College.
- He was wounded in Cambodia in 1973.
- My left ear has been pierced for about 10 years now. It was a bit radical at the time, and I heard about it from the network guys: 'Are you going to wear an earring on the air? What does that say? What does it mean?' To me, it just meant that I had a hole in my ear and an earring in it. It wasn't a statement.
- [on his pierced left ear] For work I wear a small gold hoop. It's tasteful and unobtrusive. At play, I wear different studs or a larger hoop.
- I have a hoop earring that I wear for work. I have an assortment of studs now, but they're not work earrings. [TV Guide, Feb. 24-March 1 1996]
- [on his earring] It's a style, and if it goes against someone else's grain, then they think it says something about your politics. This says absolutely nothing about my politics. It says something about my style. [TV Guide, Feb. 24-March 1 1996]
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