Spoiler : Born in Chicago, Illinois 7/14/1927; died 7/12/1996 of stomach cancer at his Princeton, New Jersey home. Married to Barbara Upshaw (?-?). Began career as a copy boy at the Chicago Sun-Times. Joined NBC-TV in 1950. Became famous from three stories, one a shooting in which he got shot, Adlai Stevenson's 1956 campaign and the Little Rock Civil Rights. During his long career at NBC-TV he reported from more than fifty coun- tries. Replaced Dave Garroway as host for The Today Show (1961-1962. Presidential appointment to head Voice Of America (1965-1967). Anchor for the NBC-TV Nightly News (1971-1982). NBC news reporter-commentator (1982-1993). Narrator for Baseball on PBS-TV (1994).