Harold Dow, a longtime correspondent for the CBS hit show ‘48 Hours,' died suddenly Saturday morning in New Jersey. He was 62.
No cause of death has been announced as of yet.
Executive Producer of ‘48 Hours,’ Susan Zirinsky said “I deeply miss him already… He was the most selfless man I have know. It was his humanity, which was felt by everyone he encountered, even in his toughest interviews, that truly defined the greatness of his work.”
According to fellow ‘48 Hours’ correspondent Peter Van Sent, Dow had announced his semi-retirement recently, but was planning to do several reports in the show’s upcoming season.
The New York Daily News reports that Van Sent wrote “Harold could do it all… His range left me in awe. Harold could talk to anyone from Presidents to pimps, rock stars and accused murderers. He was the kind of man who could make you feel in minutes like you’d known him for a year.”
Sean McManus, President of CBS News and Sports said of Dow “The CBS News family has lost one of its oldest and most talented members… His absence will be felt by many and his on-air presence and reporting skills touched nearly all of our broadcasts.”
Dow began working with CBS almost four decades ago in 1972, spending ten years in Los Angeles before relocating to New York to co-anchor the ‘The CBS Nightly News,’ ‘Sunday Morning,’ and the legal magazine ‘Verdict.’
In 1986 he was a featured correspondent on a special entitled ‘48 Hours on Crack Street,’ which led to the creation of ‘48 Hours,’ in 1988. Dow became a full time correspondent for the show in 1990.
The Daily News notes that Dow won five Emmys and a Peabody Award for a report about runaways. In addition, he was recently given accolades by the National Association of Black Journalists for his report about civil right leader Medger Evers.
Dow is survived by three children, Joelle, Danica, and David, along with his wife, Kathy.
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