"Because this is where my professional career began, this is where I wanted all of you to be the first to know: This summer I am going to retire."
And with that, the legendary Bob Schieffer announced the end to a spectacular career: 46 years at CBS News, including 24 years as the face of the network's Face The Nation, the highest-rated political talk show on Sundays for the past three years. During his career, Schieffer has won a multitude of awards and honors dedicated to broadcast journalism, including eight Emmys, the overseas Press Club Award, the Paul White Award presented by the TV News Directors Association, the Edward R. Murrow Award given by Murrow's alma mater Washington State University, and in 2008 he was named a living legend by the Library of Congress.
Through it all, Bob Schieffer has never forgotten where he came from and how he started. Born in Austin, Schieffer considers Fort Worth his hometown. He grew up in the City of Cowboys and Culture, graduating high school from Fort Worth ISD's North Side High. Schieffer stayed close, graduating from TCU in 1959. While enrolled, he was a member of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, as well as the social fraternity Phi Delta Alpha. After college Schieffer briefly joined the U.S. Air Force, before being honorably discharged. He then joined the staff of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. While there he became the first reporter from a Texas newspaper to report from Vietnam. After a short stint at the Star-Telegram"s WBAP-TV in Dallas, Schieffer joined CBS in 1969.
Bob Schieffer has interviewed every president since Richard Nixon, including many who sought the office; in addition, he has moderated three debates for the Presidential Commission on Debates in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He interviewed President Obama last November.
In 2005, TCU named its journalism school in Schieffer's honor, and in 2013 named the College, in which the journalism school is located, the Bob Schieffer College of Communication. Schieffer continues to be involved with his alma mater, participating in the College of Communication's Schieffer Symposium since its inception in March of 2005. Once a Horned Frog, always a Horned Frog! -Jessy Diamba