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Emmy-Winning Reporter Charles Bierbauer Passes Away at 83

9/1/2025

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Charles Bierbauer, former CNN correspondent, died at 83, according to his family.
He reported on major events, including presidential campaigns and the Supreme Court, winning an Emmy for the 1996 Olympic Park bombing coverage.
Bierbauer served as the first dean of the University of South Carolina’s College of Mass Communications.

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Charles Bierbauer, former CNN correspondent, died at 83, according to his family.
He reported on major events, including presidential campaigns and the Supreme Court, winning an Emmy for the 1996 Olympic Park bombing coverage.
Bierbauer served as the first dean of the University of South Carolina’s College of Mass Communications.