19 Facts About Lew Wood

Lew Wood was an American television journalist and public relations professional who reported for CBS News and NBC News.

Lew Wood served as the news anchor on NBC's Today Show from 1975 to 1976.

Lew Wood was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and attended Howe High School.

Lew Wood received a bachelor's degree in speech and broadcasting from Purdue University.

In 1952, Lew Wood began his broadcasting career at WDZ, a commercial radio station in Decatur, Illinois, soon after graduating from Purdue.

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Lew Wood then joined WSBT, radio and TV broadcaster, in South Bend, Indiana, in 1953.

Lew Wood joined the staff of CBS News as a national correspondent.

Lew Wood had covered Kennedy's morning speech in Fort Worth, Texas.

Outside of reporting, Lew Wood had taken a personal photograph of President Kennedy greeting supporters shortly before Kennedy left for the Dallas motorcade.

Lew Wood later learned that President Kennedy had been shot while speaking with CBS colleague Dan Rather during a brief phone conversation.

Rather had interrupted the conversation saying, "Hold On Lew — don't go away" before telling Wood that Kennedy had been shot.

Rather told Lew Wood to go the Dallas hospital where Kennedy had been taken, which he did.

Lew Wood worked as a news anchor for WNBC, the New York City flagship station of NBC.

Lew Wood became only the third news anchor in the show's history.

Lew Wood anchored the news portion of the show opposite Today's other three on-air personalities: Barbara Walters, Jim Hartz and Gene Shalit.

Lew Wood left the show in 1976 after the Today Show's producers decided to shake up the show and take it in a new direction.

Lew Wood moved from television to public relations after leaving the Today Show.

Lew Wood trained business executives from Fortune 500 corporations in public relations techniques to deal with the media.

Lew Wood served as the American Legion's National Director of Public Relations.