NEW YORK —

Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to COVID-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday. Shaw was 82 years old.

Shaw was CNN's first chief anchor and was with the network when it launched on June 1, 1980. He retired from CNN after more than 20 years on Feb. 28, 2001.

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