Talk:Ed Bradley

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[edit] Semi-protection

I have semi-protected this article for the time being as his death was just announced and the vandals had already struck. I didn't want to see another fiasco like Ken Lay. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 17:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. I had just received a phone call and your semi-pro went into effect while on the call.--Brad Patrick 17:30, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Good Job Sir, I had came here soon as I found out and it read he died of a Shark Attack - Terry Randell
    • Yeah, thanks for that. Sad that we have to do that in order to protect ourselves from a bunch of sick (profanity removed). Excuse my French, but that's how I feel. J-Dog 17:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
      • I've unprotected as it's been two days. - BanyanTree 22:51, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
        • Thanks. I've bee watching the article, but I have been away all day. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 23:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
          • The protection of this article was much appreciated, but I think we ought to concentrate on the next phase of production, specifically expansion. I mean lets face facts. This article is much too short for the type of man he was. --WalksWithGrizzlies 19:49, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
            • I don't know how to contact someone any other way but there is more vandalism to the poor fellow's page.

[edit] Retired?

Had he retired or was he still on "60 minutes" up to his death? Rmhermen 20:38, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

  • He had not retired and in fact stated last month that he was scheduled to do 18 segments for the show this season. [1] He had a notable interview with the defendants in the Duke lacrosse rape case on the show just three weeks ago (Oct. 15). --Metropolitan90 21:51, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Death means a nice Wiki article

I like how generally someone has to die to get a nice Wikipedia article. Maybe we should all work on creating some good articles on people BEFORE they die. I think I will go work on that now... --Daysleeper47 21:23, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Ahmen to that. J-Dog 22:35, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
he will be missed...
I second that. May he rest in peace.
-- Mik 00:29, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
--You know, I was thinking the same thing... as of yesterday his article was short and there wasn't even a picture. Terry Randell
--He was given a tribute on Larry King Live (Nov 11, 2006). I'm new to the whole editing thing, but I'm hoping someone else can write that into the article. ashtonvk 21:59, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnicity

excuse me... but what's the point on saying he was African American? i really don't think that there is any use in that...

Well, for those who are sociologically inclined, this bit of data may be important in tracking the relative success or activities of any number of African Americans. It was not meant to be derogatory, just a matter of fact.Patris Magnus 23:41, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Legacy?

IMO legacy is something such as, "Left a $25M endowment for the study of the mating habits of the Brine Shrimp," or "Cured Cancer." In other words, what noticeable impact of the existence of a person remains after they die. To say that his legacy is that he excelled under adverse conditions is a comment on his life not his legacy. Patris Magnus 18:52, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Repeated Vandalism

I have just undone a series of edits by vandals, most of which are gay-bashing. Looking at the history, it seems to keep repeating itself. Could an admin have a look at this and maybe protect this page? Thanks. Yavoh 15:52, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Did he win The Emmy Award 19 times ?

I find that strange. IMDb says nothing about him winning the Emmy--Ezzex (talk) 04:17, 28 December 2007 (UTC)