Journalist David Brinkley Dies at 82

David Brinkley died this morning as a result from complcations from a fall.

Former President Bush called him “the elder statesman of broadcast journalism,” but Brinkley spoke of himself in less grandiose terms.

“Most of my life,” he said in a 1992 interview, “I’ve simply been a reporter covering things, and writing and talking about it.”

Considering that “This Week with David Brinkley” could largely be considered the first of the Sunday morning talk shows, the man was truly a pioneer in his field.