Bernard Shaw, the award-winning broadcast television journalist who served as CNN’s lead anchor for two decades, died on Wednesday, the network’s president said in a statement.
He was 82.
When CNN started on June 1, 1980, Shaw was its first main anchor, rapidly creating a level of impeccable professionalism and quickly garnering the trust of millions of viewers.
Bernard Shaw parents
Bernard was born to his parents Edgar Shaw and his mother Camila Shaw was a housekeeper. The couple raised their kid in Chicago.
Bernard Shaw siblings
He has not revealed details of his siblings to the media.
Bernard Shaw wife
Shaw was married to Linda Allston from March 30, 1974, until his death.
Linda was a creative person who developed and marketed fashion apparel under the “Imagination By Pounds” label.
Bernard Shaw children
Bernard and his wife Linda had two children, Amar Edgar and Anil Louise.
There’s currently not much information about them in the public domain.
