September 09, (THEWILL) – Bernard Shaw, a former CNN anchor, is dead. He died on Wednesday, at a Washington DC hospital, of pneumonia, unrelated to Covid-19. He was 82 years old.
Shaw was CNN’s first chief anchor and was with the network when it launched on June 1, 1980. He retired from CNN after more than 20 years on February 28, 2001.
During his storied career, Shaw reported on some of the biggest stories of that time – including the student revolt in Tiananmen Square in May 1989, the First Gulf war, live from Baghdad in 1991, and the 2000 presidential election.
Funeral services for Shaw will be closed to family and invited guests only, with a public memorial service planned at a later time, his family said.
The family requested donations to a scholarship fund in lieu of flowers, according to a statement provided by former CNN CEO, Tom Johnson.
In the statement, Johnson said Shaw “exemplified excellence in his life” and will be “remembered as a fierce advocate of responsible journalism.
“Bernie was my personal friend and colleague for more than 55 years. I will miss him enormously”, he added. “My wife Edwina and I extend our most genuine condolences to Bernie’s wife Linda and to his family”, the statement read.
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