Beverly Broadman (c. 1948 – March 27, 2008) was an American

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who was one of the original reporters for

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. She joined CNN in 1980, just a month before CNN's first

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on the air.

Career

Broadman began her career CNN at CNN Sports, but later held a variety of positions at the

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network. She was promoted to a news manager at CNN's domestic assignment desk. Broadman had been working at as

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at the network's news planning desk in the recent years before her death. She covered major world events for CNN, including the 1986

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'' explosion and the

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in 2001. Broadman was a 1972 graduate of the City University of New York with a Masters in Speech and Theater/Communications. Beverly Broadman, who was known as Bev, died on March 27, 2008, of

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at the age of 60. CNN President

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sent a memo to CNN staffers saying: "There is no way I can capture the importance of her contributions over 28 years, so I'll say simply this: Bev was a

, proud of our profession and proud to be part of CNN. We're better because of her."

References

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