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Bill Shadel (July 1908-January 29, 2005) was a news anchor for CBS Radio and ABC Television.
Edward R. Murrow recruited Shadel while he was working in Europe as a correspondent for the National Rifle Association. During World War II, Shadel covered the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion for CBS Radio. During his years at CBS, Shadel worked alongside Murrow, Howard K. Smith, Walter Cronkite, and Eric Sevareid.
In 1954 Shadel became the first host of the Sunday-morning interview show Face the Nation. He became an anchor for ABC News, and in 1960 he moderated the third presidential debate between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
Shadel retired from ABC News in 1975.
External links
USA Today Obituary (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-01-31-shadel-obit_x.htm)
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