Emmy-winning '48 Hours' correspondent Harold Dow dies at 62 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 08-21-2010, 11:40 PM

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NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, who helped shape the documentary program "48 Hours" and covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the Sept. 11 attacks, has died. He was 62.

Dow died suddenly Saturday morning in New Jersey, network spokeswoman Louise Bashi said. He lived in Upper Saddle River, N.J., but it wasn't immediately clear if he'd been at home.

Dow had been a correspondent for "48 Hours" since 1990. His nearly 40 years with the network also included reporting for "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" and "CBS News Sunday Morning."

A "48 Hours" report on runaways earned him a George Foster Peabody Award. He also won five Emmys, for work including coverage of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and of American troops' movement into Bosnia in 1996.

"Insatiably curious, he was happiest when he was on the road deep into a story," Susan Zirinsky, executive producer of "48 Hours Mystery," said in a statement. "It was his humanity, which was felt by everyone he encountered, even in his toughest interviews, that truly defined the greatness of his work. He was the most selfless man I have known."

Dow landed an exclusive interview with kidnapping victim Hearst in December 1976, and he had the first network interview with O.J. Simpson following the 1994 killing of his ex-wife. He barely escaped one of the falling twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, the network said.

Dow was a contributor to "48 Hours on Crack Street," the 1986 documentary that led to the creation of the weekly "48 Hours." Before that, he had been a co-anchor on "CBS News Nightwatch" and a correspondent and reporter at the CBS News Los Angeles bureau. He started his career with the network as a broadcast associate in 1972.

As a co-anchor and talk-show host for KETV in Omaha, Neb., he was the first African-American television reporter in that city.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy, and their three children.

Marvo301 · 08-22-2010, 12:24 AM

Harold Dow

Cursiorandcursior · 08-23-2010, 11:26 AM

I saw this just today and he did such a good job narrating those episodes. Just so sad and so young.

Cursiorandcursior · 08-23-2010, 05:58 PM

How horrible. I had thought he might have had a heart attack but this even worse. Makes me sick.

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08-21-2010, 11:40 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Emmy-winning '48 Hours' correspondent Harold Dow dies at 62 http://www.fox8.com/news/nationworld...,3293109.story NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent Harold Dow, who helped shape the documentary program "48 Hours" and covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the Sept. 11 attacks, has died. He was 62. Dow died suddenly Saturday morning in New Jersey, network spokeswoman Louise Bashi said. He lived in Upper Saddle River, N.J., but it wasn't immediately clear if he'd been at home. Dow had been a correspondent for "48 Hours" since 1990. His nearly 40 years with the network also included reporting for "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" and "CBS News Sunday Morning." A "48 Hours" report on runaways earned him a George Foster Peabody Award. He also won five Emmys, for work including coverage of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and of American troops' movement into Bosnia in 1996. "Insatiably curious, he was happiest when he was on the road deep into a story," Susan Zirinsky, executive producer of "48 Hours Mystery," said in a statement. "It was his humanity, which was felt by everyone he encountered, even in his toughest interviews, that truly defined the greatness of his work. He was the most selfless man I have known." Dow landed an exclusive interview with kidnapping victim Hearst in December 1976, and he had the first network interview with O.J. Simpson following the 1994 killing of his ex-wife. He barely escaped one of the falling twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, the network said. Dow was a contributor to "48 Hours on Crack Street," the 1986 documentary that led to the creation of the weekly "48 Hours." Before that, he had been a co-anchor on "CBS News Nightwatch" and a correspondent and reporter at the CBS News Los Angeles bureau. He started his career with the network as a broadcast associate in 1972. As a co-anchor and talk-show host for KETV in Omaha, Neb., he was the first African-American television reporter in that city. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, and their three children.
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08-22-2010, 12:24 AM	#2
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08-23-2010, 11:26 AM	#3
Cursiorandcursior Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 106	I saw this just today and he did such a good job narrating those episodes. Just so sad and so young.
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08-23-2010, 05:58 PM	#4
Cursiorandcursior Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 106	Adult-Onset Asthma How horrible. I had thought he might have had a heart attack but this even worse. Makes me sick. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_1...-10391704.html