Ed Bradley says of his interviewing style: My job is to put someone in a chair and get them to talk and tell their story, as if there are no cameras, no lights, not seven people in the room, just the two of us sitting there talking. Ed Bradley spent over three decades as a correspondent for CBS News, and was an esteemed member of the 60 Minutes staff. In his Archive interview, Bradley discusses his early career in radio in the 1960s. He describes his nervousness at reading the news on the air for the first time, and notes some of the field reporting he did, including stories related to the Civil Rights Movement. He talks about his first association with CBS radio in New York and as a stringer in Paris in the late 60s/early 70s. Bradley acknowledges the rareness of African-Americans in his field in radio at the time: You could count on one hand the number of African-Americans and not use up all your fingers. He speaks in detail about his experiences as a correspondent in Cambodia and Vietnam during the Vietnam War, including the time he was wounded by shrapnel from a mortar shell. He talks about his work as an anchor on the CBS Sunday News, and as a producer for CBS Reports. Among the CBS Reports pieces he discusses is The Boat People, about the plight of Vietnamese refugees, which was also excerpted on 60 Minutes. With part two of his Archive interview, Bradley recounts how he was offered the job for 60 Minutes. On 60 Minutes, Bradley describes working with executive …
