Harry Smith (television)

Harry Smith (born August 21, 1951 in Lansing, Illinois) is a co-anchor for CBS' "The Early Show" and the host of A&E's "Biography" series. In addition to these regular appearances, Smith has appeared in a number of other television endeavors. On The History Channel, Smith hosted several episodes of "Modern Marvels", as well as documentaries on holidays including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. He has also appeared as a guest judge on Iron Chef America. Smith, along with Russ Mitchell, also serves as a substitute anchor for Katie Couric on the weekday edition of the CBS Evening News.

Smith began his broadcasting career at Denver radio stations KHOW and KIMN and Cincinnati radio station WLW (1973-81). From 1981-82, he worked for Denver's public television station, KRMA-TV. From 1982-85, he served as a reporter and anchor for KMGH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Denver. In 1986, Smith joined CBS News as a reporter and was later named a correspondent in 1987.

For 13 years, Smith was a contributor to "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather", "48 Hours", and CBS News documentaries. From 1987-96, he served as a co-anchor for "CBS This Morning". In 2002, Smith joined "The Early Show".

In addition to his TV assignments, Smith does the daily "Harry Smith Reporting" commentary for the CBS Radio Network.

Smith received his B.A. degree in communications and theater from Central College in Pella, Iowa. He lives in New York with his wife, sports reporter Andrea Joyce, and their two sons.

External links

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* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/14/earlyshow/bios/main525446.shtml Harry Smith "The Early Show" Anchor]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/15/earlyshow/series/main1618686.shtml Harry And Andrea Trade Places- Co-Anchor Harry Smith Swaps Jobs With His Wife]