So I just got on the phone and the engineer just patched me in and I did reports. I'd get a community leader and bring him to the phone, call up the station and do an interview over the phone with the guy. Ed Bradley bringcallcommunity share on social
That's when I hit the ground. So in the instant that that round landed and blew me in the air, I had those separate and distinct thoughts. The guy who was standing right next to where I had been standing had a hole in his back I could put my fist into. Ed Bradley airbackblow share on social
I knew that God put me on this earth to be on the radio. Ed Bradley earthgodknow Change image and share on social
There was no one around me who didn't work hard. Ed Bradley hardwork Change image and share on social
I would listen to how they told the story, to what elements they used, to how it sounded, and that's who I patterned myself after, the people who were on CBS News. Ed Bradley cbselementlisten Change image and share on social
Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things. Ed Bradley anchorcronkitedesk Change image and share on social
I had no experience with broadcasting basketball games, so I took a tape recorder and went to a playground where there was a summer league, and I stood up in the top of the stands and I called the game. Ed Bradley basketballbroadcastcall share on social
I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun. Ed Bradley boycoverfun Change image and share on social
I had a lot of fun in Cambodia, much more so in Cambodia than Vietnam. Ed Bradley cambodiafunlot Change image and share on social
I will not go into a story unprepared. I will do my homework, and that's something I learned at an early age. Ed Bradley ageearlyhomework Change image and share on social