Schlesinger, Richard 1954–

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Schlesinger, Richard 1954–

(Richard J. Schlesinger)

PERSONAL

Born October 1, 1954, in New York, NY. Education: Graduated from the University of Missouri with journalism degree, 1976.

Addresses: Office— CBS News, 524 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

Career: Television news anchor and correspondent. WPLG–TV, Miami, FL, political reporter, 1976–80; Post–Newsweek television stations, Washington bureau chief, 1980–84; CBS News, reporter in Miami, FL, bureau, 1984–87, then correspondent in CBS News northeast bureau, 1987–90.

Awards, Honors: Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, for CBS Reports: Enter the Jury Room; nine Emmy Awards; Sigma Delta Chi Award.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Correspondent, 48 Hours (also known as 48 Hours Investigates and 48 Hours Mystery), CBS, 1990–97.

Reporter, Verdict, CBS, 1991.

Correspondent, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel (also known as Off Tenth) CBS, 1997.

Anchor, Scandal!, CBS, 1998.

CBS News Sunday Morning (also known as Sunday Morning), CBS, 2000.

Also appeared as correspondent and investigative reporter, CBS Evening News, CBS; substitute anchor for morning and weekend editions of CBS Evening News.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Correspondent, Who Killed JFK? Facts Not Fiction, CBS, 1992.

Correspondent, Incredible Journey: A Decade of "48 Hours," CBS, 1996.

Correspondent, CBS Reports: Enter the Jury Room, CBS, 1997.

Narrator, Biography of the Year, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Correspondent, 48 Hours: Disaster in the Delta, CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of narrator, "Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Narrator, "John F. Kennedy, Jr.: Child of a Dream," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Narrator, "Jerry Orbach," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Narrator, "Gary Busey," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Narrator, "Ethel Kennedy: Carrying On," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.