Shaw’s family announced in a statement Thursday that former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died on Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19. Shaw was 82 years old.
Shaw was CNN’s first major anchor when the network launched on June 1, 1980, and has been with the network for more than 20 years.
His family said Shaw’s funeral services would be closed to family members and invited guests only, with a public memorial service planned for later.
Bernard Shaw
Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw, pictured here at CNN’s Washington office in February of 2001, died on September 7 of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19. Shaw was 82 years old.
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“In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made to the Bernard Shaw Scholarship Fund at the University of Chicago. The Shaw family is requesting complete privacy at this time,” the family said in its statement.
Development: More details will be added to this report as they become available.
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