The Resume

(August 31, 1916-July 23, 2010)
Correspondent for CBS News (1953-1976)
Correspondent for CNN (1979-1985)
Senior News Analyst for NPR (1985- )

Why he might be annoying:

He is seemingly ancient (and has been for decades).
A colleague described him as 'between 115 and 125 years old.'
He angered many colleagues by selling a secret congressional report to the 'Village Voice.'
He refused to reveal story sources to the House Ethics Committee.
He once mixed up a name in a commentary, which caused a million-dollar lawsuit against NPR.
He says he loves embarrassing people when he interviews them.
He is known as a 'loose cannon' in journalism circles.
He has been called 'the poster child for liberal bias in public broadcasting.'

Why he might not be annoying:

His father died when he was six years old.
He says his journalism career began when he was twelve (he discovered a corpse and called the newspaper).
He was known for his pieces on the Soviet Union and East Germany during the Cold War.
The Soviet Union expelled him for breaking censorship laws.
LBJ called him 'a prize son of a bitch.'
He was #17 on Nixon's enemies list.
He was mentioned on a 'Simpsons' episode.
An NPR commentator once rudely asked if he was surprised to still be alive.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alta Cockers
• Blacklisted
• Egg Heads
• Huge Eye Wear
• I am a Bronxite
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Attended City College of New York
• I Attended University of California, Berkeley
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 93)
• Look at Me, Oy Vey
• News
• Nixon's Enemies List
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13559)
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Watergate Players
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 68 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 25 Votes: 32.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 84 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 188 Votes: 77.66% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 145 Votes: 64.83% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 63 Votes: 58.73% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 324 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 96 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 170 Votes: 42.35% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 255 Votes: 48.63% Annoying