Bernard Shaw, CNN's first chief anchor, dies at 82
USA TODAY
Sept. 8, 2022, 10:38 a.m. ET

Bernard Shaw was the lead anchor for CNN from its founding in 1980 until his retirement in 2001.
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Anchors Jeff Greenfield, left, Judy Woodruff and Bernard Shaw on the set of CNN's SUper Tuesday coverage in Atlanta.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman (L) and Republican presidential candidate Richard Cheney (R) join moderator Bernard Shaw of CNN on stage for their debate at Centre College's Norton Center for the Arts in Danville, Kentucky, on October 5, 2000. This is the only vice presidential debate scheduled before the 07 November election.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman (C) thanks debate moderator Bernard Shaw of CNN as both are joined on stage by Hadassah Lieberman at the end of the debate with Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Cheney on October 5, 2000, at Centre College's Norton Center for the Arts in Danville, Kentucky.
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Ted Turner (2nd R), Time Warner vice chairman/AOL Time Warner vice chairman and founder of CNN, accepts a gift from CNN employees (from L-R) Larry King, Judy Woodruff, and Bernard Shaw during CNN's 20th Anniversary bash on June 1, 2000, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA.
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Former US Vice-President Al Gore (R) shakes hands with former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw before the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University's Curb Event Center on October 7, 2008, in Nashville, Tennessee. Republican John McCain was under pressure Tuesday to use his second presidential debate with democrat Barack Obama to grab a lifeline for his sliding campaign, just four weeks from election day.
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