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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1084 

To honor the contributions and life of Edward R. Bradley. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2006 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 

MOORE of Kansas, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. PLATTS, Ms. 

CARSON, Mr. OWENS, Mr. DENT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. LEE, 

Mr. ROSS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. 

HIGGINS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BARROW, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. COSTA, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. 

WU, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. WATSON, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 

Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. 

LANTOS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. BERRY, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, 

Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. STUPAK, and Mr. ANDREWS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

To honor the contributions and life of Edward R. Bradley. 

Whereas Edward R. Bradley was born on June 22, 1941, in 

Philadelphia Pennsylvania; 

Whereas he graduated in 1964 with a degree in education 

from Cheyney State College; 


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Whereas he taught during the day at William B. Mann Elementary in Philadelphia and spent his evenings working 

at local radio station WDAS for free; 

Whereas in 1965, when riots broke out in Philadelphia, Ed 

Bradley, lacking recording equipment, covered the riots 

from a neighborhood pay phone; 

Whereas Ed Bradley’s coverage of the Philadelphia riots 

earned him a full time paid position with WDAS; 

Whereas Ed Bradley was hired in 1967 as a reporter for 

WCBS radio in New York; 

Whereas in 1968 he was the only African American on air 

at WCBS, or at any New York City radio station; 

Whereas he joined CBS News in 1971 as a stringer in its 

Paris bureau, covering the Paris Peace talks, and remained with CBS News for 35 years; 

Whereas he was transferred in 1972 to CBS Saigon bureau 

to cover the Vietnam War and while covering the War in 

Cambodia was injured by a mortar round; 

Whereas he covered Jimmy Carter’s campaign in 1976 and 

served as a CBS news floor correspondent for coverage 

of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; 

Whereas he became the first African American White House 

correspondent for CBS news from 1976 to 1978; 

Whereas in 1981 Ed Bradley joined 60 Minutes as an on-air 

correspondent and remained with 60 Minutes for 26 

years; 

Whereas in 2000, Ed Bradley was the only television journalist granted an interview with condemned Oklahoma 

City Bomber, Timothy McVeigh, which earned him an 

Emmy award; 


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Whereas Ed Bradley received numerous awards of distinction 

for his in-depth reporting and coverage, including 20 

Emmy awards, Lew Klein Excellence in the Media Award 

(2006), Paul White Award (2000), Damon Runyon 

Award (2003), Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award 

(1995), and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Black Journalists (2005); and 

Whereas in addition to invaluable contributions to journalism, 

Ed Bradley’s reporting also spurred social activism and 

change with his report on AIDS in Africa, ‘‘Death by Denial’’, which helped influence drug companies into discounting and donating AIDS drugs to Africa: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes and honors the contributions of 

3 Edward R. Bradley as an award winning American 

4 journalist; and 

5 (2) expresses its deepest condolences upon his 

6 death to his wife, Patricia Blanchet, surviving family 

7 members, and friends. 

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