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- Birth nameGeorge Edward Herman
- George Herman was born on January 14, 1920 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Patricia Kerwin. He died on February 8, 2005 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpousePatricia Kerwin(1955 - February 8, 2005) (his death, 3 children)
- Graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1941. Received a Master's degree in journalism in 1942 from Columbia University.
- Was a news correspondent for CBS from 1944 to 1987.
- Was the first correspondent to broadcast news of the break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate complex in 1972.
- Covered the Democratic and Republican conventions from 1948 to 1980 for CBS. Was also a Korean War correspondent for CBS, was CBS's White House correspondent during the Kennedy Administration, and co-anchored CBS' coverage of the Senate's Watergate hearings.
- He was the longest-serving moderator of CBS' Sunday morning current-affairs program, Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (1954), 1969-1983. He was also a longtime political reporter for CBS News. He was with the network for 43 years.
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