Harry Smith
Birth Name:
Harry Smith
Birth Place:
Lansing, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer
Fast Facts
- Graduated from Central College with a degree in Communications and Theater
- Joined CBS News as a reporter in Dallas in 1986 and later became a contributor for "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather․"
- Worked at radio stations in Cincinnati and Denver for several years before moving to television in 1981
- Quote: "(On his early interest in broadcasting): "My mother tells this story that I came home one time when I was 4 or 5, stood on a chair and demanded to be heard․""
- Best known as a journalist who hosted "The Early Show" and is the host and narrator of "Biography․"
- Worked as the co-anchor for "CBS This Morning" from 1987 to 1996
- Was an anchor and reporter for CBS for the 1992 and 1994 Olympic Games
Awards
- 1998Emmy - General Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story - Segments:Nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Series:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2013Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2014Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast:Nominated