Editing Bob Schieffer (section)

{{Short description|American television journalist}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Bob Schieffer
| image       = Bob Schieffer 2019.jpg
| image_size  = 
| caption     = Schieffer in 2019
| birth_name  = Bob Lloyd Schieffer
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1937|02|25}}
| birth_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| education   = [[Texas Christian University]]
| occupation  = [[Journalist]], [[news presenter|anchor]]
| alias       = 
| title       = Chief Washington Correspondent; Anchor, ''Face the Nation''
| family      = 
| years_active= 1963–present
| spouse      = {{marriage|Patricia Penrose|1967}}
| children    = 2
| relatives   = {{plainlist|
*[[Tom Schieffer]] (brother)
*Sharon Mayes (sister)
}}
| credits     = {{plainlist|
*''[[Face the Nation]]'' moderator (1991–2015)
*''[[CBS Evening News]]'' (2005–2006)
*''[[60 Minutes]]'' (1973–1996)
}}
| URL         = [http://www.cbsnews.com/team/bob-schieffer/ CBS News Bio]
}}

'''Bob Lloyd Schieffer''' (born February 25, 1937) is an American television journalist.<ref name=cbsbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/team/bob-schieffer/ |title=CBS Biography for Mr. Bob Schieffer |website=[[CBS News]] |date=25 February 2016 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> He is known for his moderation of presidential debates, where he has been praised for his capability.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/10/22/bianco-review-of-bob-schieffer-debate/1650803/ |title=Bob Schieffer stays cool amid debate's heat|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the [[White House]], [[the Pentagon]], [[United States Department of State]], and [[United States Congress]]. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics. He has interviewed every United States President since [[Richard Nixon]], as well as most of those who sought the office.<ref name=cbsbio/>

Schieffer has been with [[CBS News]] since 1969, serving as the anchor on the Saturday edition of ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' for 20 years, from 1976 to 1996, as well as the Chief [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] Correspondent from 1982 until 2015, and moderator of the Sunday public affairs show, ''[[Face the Nation]]'', from 1991 until May 31, 2015. From March 10, 2005, to August 31, 2006, Schieffer was interim weekday anchor of ''CBS Evening News'', and was one of the primary substitutes for [[Dan Rather]], [[Katie Couric]] and [[Scott Pelley]].

Following his retirement from ''[[Face the Nation]]'', Schieffer has continued to work for [[CBS]] as a contributor, making many appearances on air giving political commentary covering the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]]. Schieffer is currently releasing episodes of a new podcast, "Bob Schieffer's 'About the News' with [[H. Andrew Schwartz]]".

Schieffer has written three books about his career in journalism: ''Face the Nation: My Favorite Stories from the First 50 Years of the Award-Winning News Broadcast'', ''This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV'', and ''Bob Schieffer's America''.  He co-authored a book about [[Ronald Reagan]], ''The Acting President'', with Gary Paul Gates, that was published in 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=John H. |title=Good Show, President Reagan: THE ACTING PRESIDENT |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-15-bk-151-story.html |access-date=25 September 2011 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=15 October 1989}}</ref> In his memoir, ''This Just In'', Schieffer credits the fact he was a beat reporter at CBS for his longevity at the network.

Schieffer has won virtually every award in broadcast journalism, including eight Emmys, the overseas Press Club Award, the [[Paul White (journalist)|Paul White]] Award presented by the TV News Directors Association, and the [[Edward R. Murrow]] Award given by Murrow's alma mater, Washington State University.<ref name=cbsbio/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtdna.org/content/paul_white_award |title=Paul White Award |publisher=[[Radio Television Digital News Association]] |access-date=27 May 2014 |archive-date=25 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225052416/http://rtdna.org/content/paul_white_award |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Schieffer was inducted into the [[Broadcasting & Cable]] Hall of Fame in 2002, and inducted into the National Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadcasting & Cable Press Release for Mr. Bob Schieffer|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/bc-hall-fame-inducts-11/94502|date=17 November 2002|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref> He was named a [[Library of Congress Living Legend|living legend]] by the [[Library of Congress]] in 2008.<ref name=cbsbio/>

Schieffer is currently serving as the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow at [[Harvard Kennedy School]]'s [[Shorenstein Center]].<ref name=cbsbio/>