Harold Dow (September 28, 1947 – August 21, 2010) was an American television news correspondent, journalist, and investigative journalist with CBS News.[1]
Harold Dow | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1947 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 2010 (aged 62) Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, correspondent, investigative reporter |
| Years active | 1972−2010 |
| Title | Correspondent, 48 Hours Mystery |
| Spouse | Kathleen Dow |
| Children | 3 |
Early life and career
editDow was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. He attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.[2][3]
Dow became co-anchor and talk-show host for KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, making him the first Black American television reporter. Dow had also been an anchor and reporter at Theta Cable TV in Santa Monica, California and news anchor for WPAT Radio in Paterson, New Jersey. Dow was a co-anchor for the CBS overnight news program CBS News Nightwatch (1982–1983), a correspondent for the CBS News magazine Street Stories (1992–93) and had reported for the CBS Evening News and CBS News Sunday Morning since the early 1970s.[2]
Dow joined CBS News in 1972, first as a broadcast associate then as correspondent with their Los Angeles Bureau while at KCOP-TV.[1][2]
Personal life
editHarold Dow married Kathleen (Starks) Dow in 1980. They had three children together.[2]
Death
editA resident of Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Dow died from complications of asthma on August 21, 2010 behind the wheel of his car.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Harold Dow, Veteran CBS News Correspondent, Dies". CBS News. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Harold Dow Remembered". www.cbsnews.com. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ Hinckley, David (August 22, 2010). "Harold Dow, CBS' '48 Hours' correspondent, dies suddenly at age 62 in New Jersey". New York Daily News.
External links
edit- Harold Dow's Bio Sketch at CBS News
- Beyond The Boardwalk:Dow Reports on 4 grisly killings in Atlantic City
- 48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports: Point Break, Pt. 1: A man's obsession may have led to his own death, originally aired 5/17/2008.
- 48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports: Point Break, Pt. 2: A man's obsession may have led to his own death, originally aired 5/17/2008.