Harry Radliffe II, an award-winning producer for “60 Minutes,” died on Tuesday. He was 66. Hailed as the first African-American to head a CBS News bureau, Radliffe had battled colon cancer since 2008. He died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, according to CBSNews.com. Until recently, Radliffe had been working on a story for “60 Minutes” about a special orphanage in Tanzania. The trip to Africa was his last for the program after 26 years on the show and 40 years in television news. Also Read: Luc Bondy, Swiss Stage and Opera Director, Dead at 67 Radliffe traveled around the world to produce stories for leading CBS News.
- 12/2/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Harry Radliffe II, an award-winning producer for 60 Minutes and CBS’ first African-American bureau chief, died today at his home in Stamford, Ct, following a 7-year battle with colon cancer. He was 66. Born in Indianapolis on January 1, 1949, Radliffe began his news career as a reporter at Kgw-tv Portland, Or, in 1971 before moving to the CBS News’ Washington bureau to work as an assistant editor. In 1974 he moved to ABC News as an associate producer before returning to…...
- 12/2/2015
- Deadline TV
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