Harold Dow, the five time Emmy Award winner CBS News reporter who was also among the founders of the documentary program ‘48 Hours’, has died. He was 62.
According to multiple sources, the world of news stood still Saturday morning when Harold Dow, the veteran CBS news correspondent who covered the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and the attacks of 11th September, passed away unexpectedly in New Jersey.
CBS didn’t provide any details about the apparent cause of his death, while an executive producer of ’48 Hours’ named Susan Zirinsky told that, till last night she had not learned the cause of Harold Dow’s sudden death. it is also not clear yet, whether he is at home or in hospital at the time of death.
According to CBS, Harold Dow landed an exclusive interview with kidnapping victim Hearst in December 1976 and had the first network interview with O.J. Simpson following the 1994 killing of his ex-wife. He was also there to cover the falling of twin towers on 11th September, 2001.
Sean McManus, president CBS News, said “CBS News is deeply saddened by this sudden loss”.
Being a talk-show host for KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, Harold Dow was the first African-American TV correspondent in that city.
Harold Dow had been a reporter for CBS long running documentary program ‘48 Hours’ since 1990. During his long stretched career of almost 40 years with the network, Harold Dow not only served CBS with his unmatched reporting skills but also opened new horizons for the network.
Harold Dow is survived by his lovely wife, Kathy and three children.
Harold Dow
