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Ernest Leiser
Ernest Leiser (February 26, 1921 – November 26, 2002) was an American executive producer of The CBS Evening News. He was recognized with Emmy and Peabody awards for coverage of post-war Europe, civil rights, and Vietnam. He was in charge of transitioning CBS News from radio to primarily television.
Ernest Leiser was born in Philadelphia in 1921. After getting his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1941, he worked for Chicago news bureaus and papers.
During World War II, he reported for the "Stars and Stripes" and was one of the first reporters to reach Berlin. He was also worked in military intelligence. For his service, he was decorated with the US Army's Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre. After the war, he worked in Frankfurt for the Overseas News Bureau.
In 1948, he covered the Berlin Airlift.
He joined CBS in July 1953 as a writer in the Public Affairs department in New York.
He was recognized with a Peabody award for his coverage and courage for taking risk of "life and limb" during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. He was the first to get film out of the country. His coverage resulted in him sharing a Peabody Award for CBS.
In 1961, Leiser was replaced as bureau chief in Bonn by Daniel Schorr and became assistant general manager of CBS News for television.
Working under CBS News President Richard Salant, Leiser was a central figure in the radio-to-TV transition for CBS News and the newscast he produced was the first to expand from 15 to 30 minutes, allowing the news to be more than a headline service. He was an important part of CBS's coverage of the space program, political campaigns, conventions, and elections of national significance, civil rights and Vietnam
Ernest Leiser
Ernest Leiser (February 26, 1921 – November 26, 2002) was an American executive producer of The CBS Evening News. He was recognized with Emmy and Peabody awards for coverage of post-war Europe, civil rights, and Vietnam. He was in charge of transitioning CBS News from radio to primarily television.
Ernest Leiser was born in Philadelphia in 1921. After getting his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1941, he worked for Chicago news bureaus and papers.
During World War II, he reported for the "Stars and Stripes" and was one of the first reporters to reach Berlin. He was also worked in military intelligence. For his service, he was decorated with the US Army's Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre. After the war, he worked in Frankfurt for the Overseas News Bureau.
In 1948, he covered the Berlin Airlift.
He joined CBS in July 1953 as a writer in the Public Affairs department in New York.
He was recognized with a Peabody award for his coverage and courage for taking risk of "life and limb" during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. He was the first to get film out of the country. His coverage resulted in him sharing a Peabody Award for CBS.
In 1961, Leiser was replaced as bureau chief in Bonn by Daniel Schorr and became assistant general manager of CBS News for television.
Working under CBS News President Richard Salant, Leiser was a central figure in the radio-to-TV transition for CBS News and the newscast he produced was the first to expand from 15 to 30 minutes, allowing the news to be more than a headline service. He was an important part of CBS's coverage of the space program, political campaigns, conventions, and elections of national significance, civil rights and Vietnam