Philadelphia road to be renamed for late newsman Ed Bradley


              FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2003 file photo, Ed Bradley, center, stands with past and present correspondents of "60 Minutes" and Don Hewitt, the executive producer, lower left, on stage for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York. A stretch of road in Philadelphia is being renamed for late "60 Minutes" correspondent Bradley, who began his broadcasting career in the city. A spokeswoman for KYW-TV said a portion of City Avenue between Monument Road and Presidential Boulevard is to be dedicated as Ed Bradley Way during a Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 ceremony. (AP Photo/FILE/Stuart Ramson, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2003 file photo, Ed Bradley, center, stands with past and present correspondents of "60 Minutes" and Don Hewitt, the executive producer, lower left, on stage for a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York. A stretch of road in Philadelphia is being renamed for late "60 Minutes" correspondent Bradley, who began his broadcasting career in the city. A spokeswoman for KYW-TV said a portion of City Avenue between Monument Road and Presidential Boulevard is to be dedicated as Ed Bradley Way during a Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 ceremony. (AP Photo/FILE/Stuart Ramson, File)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A stretch of road in Philadelphia is being renamed for late "60 Minutes" correspondent Ed Bradley, who began his broadcasting career in the city.

A spokeswoman for KYW-TV says a portion of City Avenue between Monument Road and Presidential Boulevard is to be dedicated as Ed Bradley Way during a Saturday ceremony.

Bradley grew up in a tough section of Philadelphia, where he once recalled that his parents worked 20-hour days at two jobs apiece.

After graduating from Cheney State College, he launched his career as a DJ and news reporter for a Philadelphia radio station in 1963.

Bradley's skills as a broadcast journalist were recognized with numerous awards, including 19 Emmys.

He died in 2006.

His widow, Patricia Blanchet, will be on hand for the dedication.

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