Harry Smith (television)
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Harry Smith (born August 21, 1951 in Lansing, Illinois) is a co-anchor for CBS' The Early Show and the host of A&E's Biography series. He also hosted several episodes of Modern Marvels, on The History Channel.
Smith has also hosted several documentaries on holidays for the History Channel to include: Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.
Smith began his broadcasting career at Denver radio stations KHOW and KIMN and Cincinnati radio station WLW (1973-81). From 1981-82, he worked for Denver's public television station, KRMA-TV. From 1982-85, he served as a reporter and anchor for KMGH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Denver. In 1986, Smith joined CBS News as a reporter and was later named a correspondent in 1987.
For 13 years, Smith was a contributor to The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 48 Hours, and CBS News documentaries. From 1987-96, he served as a co-anchor for CBS This Morning. In 2002, Smith joined The Early Show.
In addition to his TV assignments, Smith does the daily "Harry Smith Reporting" commentary for the CBS Radio Network.
Smith received his B.A. degree in communications and theater from Central College in Pella, Iowa. He lives in New York with his wife, sports reporter Andrea Joyce, and their two sons.
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| Preceded by Tommy Casanova Jack Ford David Joyner Edward B. Rust Jr. James Tedisco Herb Washington |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 1998 Gary Hall, Sr. Lawrie Mifflin Drew Pearson Cynthia Potter Sally Ride Harry Smith |
Succeeded by Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat Summitt Lynn Swann Robert R. Thomas Bill Walton |
