George Herman
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George Edward Herman was a veteran CBS
journalist. He graduated from Dartmouth College
with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1941, and received a Master's degree in journalism in 1942 from Columbia University
.
Herman traveled to Asia in 1949 with a 16mm camera and audio recorder, and provided CBS with its first sound-and-film reports from overseas. He was CBS television correspondent during the Korean War
before returning to the United States as CBS White House correspondent for the Eisenhower and Kennedy
administrations. He made several appearances as an interviewer during the 1950s on the news show, Longines Chronoscope with Larry Leseuer. Herman was also the first reporter to broadcast coverage of the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee
in 1972. Herman was a long standing moderator for the Face the Nation
program and interviewed hundreds of politicians and celebrities, including Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran
and Muhammad Ali
. He also made regular appearances on the CBS Evening News
as a correspondent.
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
journalist. He graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1941, and received a Master's degree in journalism in 1942 from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Herman traveled to Asia in 1949 with a 16mm camera and audio recorder, and provided CBS with its first sound-and-film reports from overseas. He was CBS television correspondent during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
before returning to the United States as CBS White House correspondent for the Eisenhower and Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
administrations. He made several appearances as an interviewer during the 1950s on the news show, Longines Chronoscope with Larry Leseuer. Herman was also the first reporter to broadcast coverage of the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
in 1972. Herman was a long standing moderator for the Face the Nation
Face the Nation
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer is an American Sunday-morning political interview show which premiered on the CBS television network on November 7, 1954. It is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television...
program and interviewed hundreds of politicians and celebrities, including Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
. He also made regular appearances on the CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963....
as a correspondent.