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- Ernest Leiser was born on February 26, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for CBS Reports (1959), The World of Charlie Company (1970) and Years of Crisis (1950). He was married to Caroline Camp Leiser. He died on November 26, 2002 in South Nyack, New York, USA.
- SpouseCaroline Camp Leiser(? - November 26, 2002) (his death, 3 children)
- Reporter for CBS during World War II.
- He proposed expanding the evening newscast to 30 minutes from 15, a change that was quickly followed by the other networks. He also helped select Walter Cronkite as anchor of the "CBS Evening News".
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