Harry Smith Biography

Harry Smith (born August 21, 1951) is an American television journalist. He hosted the CBS News morning programs, The Early Show and its predecessor, CBS This Morning, for seventeen years. In July 2011, Smith left CBS News and is now a contributor at NBC News.

Early life and education

He was born in Lansing, Illinois.

Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and theater from Central College, located in Pella, Iowa.

Career

Smith began his broadcasting career at Denver, Colorado, radio stations KHOW and KIMN and Cincinnati, Ohio, radio station WLW (1973"81). From 1981 to 1982, he worked for Denver's public television station, KRMA-TV. From 1982 to 1985, 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 named a correspondent in 1987.

For thirteen years, Smith was a contributor to The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 48 Hours, and CBS News documentaries. From 1987 to 1996, he served as a co-anchor CBS This Morning. In 2002, Smith returned to the CBS morning show, renamed The Early Show. He hosted the program for nine years before CBS announced that Smith and co-anchors Maggie Rodriguez and Dave Price would leave the show at the end of 2010. Upon leaving the program, Smith became a Senior Correspondent for CBS News and substitute anchor for the CBS Evening News, Face the Nation, and CBS News Sunday Morning.

In addition to his television assignments, Smith delivered a daily Harry Smith Reporting editorial for the CBS Radio Network. He has also hosted the A&E Network television series Biography and The History Channel's Modern Marvels.

On July 8, 2011, CBS News informed its employees that Smith would depart the network after twenty-five years. NBC News subsequently announced that Smith would join that network and contribute to the prime-time newsmagazine program Rock Center with Brian Williams.

Personal life

Smith lives in New York City with his wife, sportscaster Andrea Joyce, and their two sons.

He is a cyclist and regularly commutes on a folding bike to the NBC studios in New York City and he also rides a "racing" road bicycle.

See also

• List of news presenters
• List of people from Cincinnati
• List of people from Denver
• List of people from Illinois
• List of people from Iowa
• List of people from New York City
• List of Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) recipients
• List of television reporters