Bob Simon | |
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 Simon c. 2013 | |
| Born | Robert David Simon May 29, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 2015 (aged 73) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | News reporter |
| Years active | 1969–2015 |
| Television | 60 Minutes (1996–2015) |
| Spouse |
Françoise Simon (m. 1966) |
| Children | 1 |
Robert David Simon (May 29, 1941 – February 11, 2015) was an American television correspondent for CBS News. He covered crises, war, and unrest in 67 countries during his career.[1] Simon reported the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict in 1982, and the student protests in China's Tiananmen Square in 1989. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, he and four of his TV crew were captured and imprisoned by Iraq for 40 days. He published a book about the experience titled Forty Days.
He became a regular correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes in 1996 and, in 1999, for 60 Minutes II. At the time of his death in an auto accident, he served as 60 Minutes senior foreign correspondent. Simon is described as having been "a giant of broadcast journalism" by CBS News President David Rhodes,.[2] He is recognized as one of the few journalists who have covered most of the major overseas conflicts since 1969. For his extensive reporting over a 47-year career, he earned more than 40 major awards, including the Overseas Press Club award and 27 Emmy Awards for journalism.[3]
On February 11, 2015, Simon was critically injured in a car accident in Manhattan, New York. He was transported to St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West), where he died shortly afterwards.[4][5]
- ^ Gottlieb, Hooper. Shearer, Benjamin F. ed., Home Front Heroes, Greenwood Publishing (2007) p. 760, ISBN 978-0313334207
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Simonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Southall, Ashley (February 11, 2015). "Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' Correspondent, Dies at 73 in Manhattan Car Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Shallwani, Pervaiz (February 12, 2015). "Law-Enforcement Officials Release Details of Crash That Killed CBS Veteran Bob Simon". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved February 12, 2020.