Bill Shadel, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Shadel

American news anchor

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1908

Date of Death: 29-Jan-2005

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Bill Shadel

  • Willard Franklin "Bill" Shadel (July 31, 1908 – January 29, 2005) was an American news anchor for CBS Radio and ABC Television.Edward R.
  • Murrow recruited Shadel while he was working in Europe as a correspondent for the National Rifle Association.
  • During World War II, Shadel covered the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion for CBS Radio.
  • During his years at CBS, Shadel worked alongside Murrow, Howard K.
  • Smith, Walter Cronkite, and Eric Sevareid. In 1954 Shadel became the first host of the Sunday-morning interview show Face the Nation.
  • He later became one of several anchors for ABC's Evening News after John Charles Daly stepped down in 1960, and also that year moderated the third presidential debate between Richard M.
  • Nixon and John F.
  • Kennedy. Shadel would then stay with ABC and retire from their news division in 1975.

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