Harold Dow
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 | Journalist, correspondent, investigative reporter |
| Title | Correspondent, 48 Hours Mystery |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Dow |
| Children | Danica, Joelle, David |
Harold Dow (September 28, 1947 – August 21, 2010) was an American television news correspondent, journalist, and investigative journalism with CBS News.[1]
Early Life and Career[edit]
Dow 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]
When Dow became co-anchor and talk-show host for KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, he became the first African-American television reporter. Dow had also been an anchor and reporter at Theta Cable TV in Santa Monica, California and a 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 a correspondent with their Los Angeles Bureau while with KCOP-TV.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Harold Dow married Kathleen Dow in 1980. They had three children together: Danica, Joelle, David.[2]
Death[edit]
A 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. 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.
- 1947 births
- 2010 deaths
- American male journalists
- American television news anchors
- African-American television personalities
- Deaths from asthma
- People from Hackensack, New Jersey
- People from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
- University of Nebraska Omaha alumni
- CBS News people
- Burials at George Washington Memorial Park (Paramus, New Jersey)
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American people