Ben Silver, 85, a Peabody Award-winning CBS television news reporter and journalism professor, died May 2, 2012. From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Silver covered many of the nation's major events, including Ted Kennedy's car accident on Chappaquiddick, campus unrest, race rioting in Detroit, Newark and Chicago, school integration, Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba, the Cuban missile crisis, the launch of the nation's space program, and two national political conventions. Silver landed exclusive interviews with former Tonight Show host Johnny Carson and former head of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover. Before joining CBS News, Silver was with WCKT-TV in Miami from 1957 to 1966 where he reported from the former Soviet Union and throughout Latin America. In 1960 Silver won a Peabody Award, television journalism's highest honor, for his Latin American coverage. After six years, Silver left CBS for ASU where he became a journalism professor. He continued to cover stories for CBS from Arizona for a few years, including John McCain's return from North Vietnam where he was held as a prisoner of war for six years. After 18 years, Silver retired from ASU in 1990, and was named professor emeritus. He remained involved at ASU, and at his alma mater, the University of Iowa, establishing broadcast journalism scholarships at both schools. Silver is survived by his wife of 44 years, Linda, six children, 11 grandchildren and a sister.