Biography of charles kuralt

PERSONAL: Born September 10, 1934, in Wilmington, NC; died of complications of lupus, July 4, 1997, in New York, NY; son of Wallace Hamilton (a social worker) and Ina (a teacher; maiden name, Bishop) Kuralt; married Sory Guthery, 1957 (divorced); married Suzanna Folsom Baird, June 1, 1962; children: (first marriage) Lisa Catherine, Susan Guthery.

Education: University of North Carolina, B.A., 1955.

CAREER: Charlotte News, Charlotte, NC, reporter and columnist, 1955-57; Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) News, New York, NY, writer, 1957-59, host of Eyewitness to History, 1959, correspondent for Latin American bureau, 1960-63, chief correspondent for U.S.

West Coast, 1963, overseas correspondent until 1967, feature reporter for "On the Road" segments, broadcast on CBS Evening News 1967-80, anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, 1979-94. Also hosted weekly television show Mornings with Charles Kuralt, 1980-81; anchor of America Ton