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Bernard Goldberg
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Bernard Richard Goldberg
May 31, 1945 New York City, New York U.S.
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| Years active | 1972−present |
Bernard Richard Goldberg (born May 31, 1945) is an American writer and journalist. He is also a political commentator, often sharing his opinions on current events. Goldberg has won many important awards, including fourteen Emmy Awards. He worked for CBS News for 28 years, from 1972 to 2000. Later, he was a contributor for Fox News for ten years. He is well-known for talking about how news is reported in the United States. He wrote about this in his first book, Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News. For 22 years, he was also a reporter for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO.
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Bernard Goldberg's Life Story
Bernard Goldberg was born in New York City in 1945. He went to Rutgers University and finished in 1967. He is from a Jewish family.
His Views on Politics
People often describe Bernard Goldberg as a conservative. For a long time, he said he was a liberal. He felt he was like the liberals from the 1960s.
However, in 2020, Goldberg said he now sees himself as a conservative. He explained that he has "live and let live principles." He called himself a "conservative libertarian." He felt that liberals had changed their views, and he no longer wanted to be on their "team." He said he didn't like their new politics or their "holier than thou elitism." He believes they changed, not him.
Goldberg has often shared his opinions about different presidents. He has been critical of President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, and President Joe Biden.
Bernard Goldberg's Career in Journalism
Bernard Goldberg started his career at CBS News in 1972. He first worked as a producer in Atlanta. By 1974, he became a reporter, and in 1976, he was a correspondent. He often reported for the CBS Evening News. He also worked on CBS news shows like Eye to Eye with Connie Chung and 48 Hours.
He hosted two special TV shows for CBS. One was called Don't Blame Me in 1994. It looked at how some Americans might not take responsibility. The other was In Your Face, America in 1998. This show discussed how American culture might be changing due to entertainment.
His Best-Selling Books
In 2001, Goldberg's first book, Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News, was published. It became a number one bestseller on the New York Times list.
He wrote two more books after Bias. These were Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite in 2003 and 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America in 2005. Some people liked 100 People, saying it was a fun read. Others pointed out that most people listed were liberal.
Goldberg also wrote Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right in 2007. In 2009, he wrote A Slobbering Love Affair. This book was about how the media covered President Barack Obama.
Working at Fox News and HBO
From 2009 to 2018, Goldberg worked as a contributor for Fox News. He mostly analyzed the media. But he also talked about U.S. political issues. In 2018, Fox News stopped having him on air. They did not renew his contract. Goldberg believes this happened because he often criticized President Donald Trump. He said Fox News didn't want conservatives to criticize the president.
Goldberg also worked as a correspondent for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO. He was there from 1999 to 2021. He left in January 2021. He said he was frustrated because the show was becoming too political and unbalanced.
Awards and Recognition
Bernard Goldberg has won many awards for his journalism. He has received 14 Emmy Awards. Six of these were when he worked at CBS News, and eight were at HBO. An Emmy Award is like a big prize for excellence in television.
In 2000, he won a Sports Emmy for a story called "Dominican Free For All." This story looked into unfair practices in baseball recruiting in the Dominican Republic. He won this award again in 2005 for a story about young boys used as camel jockeys in Saudi Arabia. In 2008, he won for a story about head injuries in former NFL players. In 2009, he won for a story about racehorses.
In 2011, Goldberg won another Sports Emmy. This was for a story about head injuries in athletes and a disease similar to Lou Gehrig's disease. In 2012, he won his 12th Emmy for a report on college sports money. In 2017, he won his 13th Emmy for investigating the International Olympic Committee. Later that year, he won another Emmy for a story on head injuries in youth football.
Goldberg also received the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award twice. This award is also a very important prize for journalism. In 2006, he won for a story about children being used unfairly in the United Arab Emirates. In 2012, he won his second duPont for his work on concussions in the NFL. The award committee praised his interviews and how he raised awareness about this health issue.
In 2018, Goldberg and his team won another duPont-Columbia Award. This was for a story about the Olympics called “Lord of the Rings.” It showed problems within the International Olympic Committee. In 2020, he and the Real Sports team won an award for their report "Game Change." This report looked at how tackle football was changing.
Books by Bernard Goldberg
- Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News (2001)
- Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite (2003)
- 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (2005)
- Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind, and the Other Lost Its Nerve (2007)
- A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media (2009)
