Bernard Shaw (journalist)

Bernard Shaw (born May 22, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) was a leading news anchor for the Cable News Network from 1980 to his retirement in 2001.

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May 22 - 1940 - Chicago, Illinois - News anchor - Cable News Network - 1980 - 2001

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He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1963-1968.

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Shaw is widely remembered for the question he posed to Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis at his second Presidential debate with George H. W. Bush during the 1988 election, which Shaw was moderating. Knowing that Dukakis opposed the death penalty, Shaw asked Dukakis if he would support an irrevocable death penalty for a man who raped and murdered Dukasis's wife. Dukakis responded that he would not; some critics felt he framed his response too legalistically and logically, and did not address it sufficiently personally.

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Democratic - U.S. presidential - Michael Dukakis - Presidential debate - George H. W. Bush - 1988 election - Moderating - Death penalty - Rape - Murder

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He is also remembered for his reporting on the 1991 Gulf War. Reporting with CNN correspondents John Holliman and Peter Arnett from the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, he hid under a desk as he reported cruise missiles flying past his window. He also made frequent trips back and forth from the hotel's bomb shelter.

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1991 - Gulf War - Peter Arnett - Cruise missile

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Shaw retired from CNN in 2001 to write books and has occasionally appeared on CNN, including in May, 2005 when a plane flew into restricted air space in Washington, D.C.

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