Harold Dow (September 28, 1947 – August 21, 2010) was an American television news

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, and

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with

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Early life and career

Dow was born in

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. He attended the

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. He was a member of

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fraternity. When Dow became co-anchor and talk-show host for

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, he became the first African-American television reporter. Dow had also been an anchor and reporter at Theta Cable TV in

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and a news anchor for WPAT Radio in Paterson, New Jersey. Dow was a co-anchor for the CBS overnight news program '' CBS News Nightwatch'' (1982-1983), a correspondent for the CBS News magazine ''Street Stories'' (1992–93), and had reported for the ''

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'' and ''

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'' since the early 1970s. Dow joined CBS News in 1972, first as a broadcast associate, then as a correspondent with their

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Bureau while with

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Personal life

Harold Dow married Kathleen (Starks) Dow in 1980. They had three children together.

Death

A resident of

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on August 21, 2010, behind the wheel of his car.

References

External links

Harold Dow's Bio Sketch at CBS NewsBeyond The Boardwalk:Dow Reports on 4 grisly killings in Atlantic City48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports: Point Break, Pt. 1: A man's obsession may have led to his own death, originally aired 5/17/2008.48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports: Point Break, Pt. 2: A man's obsession may have led to his own death, originally aired 5/17/2008.
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