the question he posed to Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis at his second presidential debate with George H. W. Bush during the 1988 election, which Shaw was moderating. Knowing that Dukakis opposed the death penalty, Shaw asked him if he would support an irrevocable death penalty for a man who hypothetically raped and murdered Dukakis's wife. Dukakis responded that he would not; critics felt he framed his response too legalistically and logically and did not address it sufficiently on a personal level. Kitty Dukakis, among other public figures, found the question inflammatory and unwarranted at a presidential debate. Several journalists also on the panel with Shaw, including Ann Compton, Andrea Mitchell, and Margaret Garrard Warner, expressed an interest in leaving Dukakis's name out of the question. He is also remembered for his reporting on the 1991 Gulf War. His journalistic involvement in this moment of history led him to be recognized as one of the “Boys of Baghdad” (Vargas, 2022). Reporting with CNN correspondents John Holliman and Peter Arnett from the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, he found shelter under a desk as he reported cruise missiles flying past his window. He also made frequent trips back and forth from the hotel's bomb shelter. While describing the situation in Baghdad, he famously stated "Clearly I've never been there, but this feels like we're in the center of hell." Shaw moderated the October 2000 vice-presidential debate between Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman. Shaw co-anchored CNN's Inside Politics from 1992 until he retired from CNN in March 2001. He then occasionally appeared on CNN, including in May 2005, when a plane flew into restricted air space in Washington, D.C. He co-anchored Judy Woodruff's last broadcast on CNN in June 2005. Shaw reflected over his 41 years in journalism, that what he missed in his personal life was not worth the success. Shaw appeared on the June 1, 2020, episode of CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront to recognize the 40th anniversary of the start of the network. Accolades 1994: Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. 1996: Paul White Award, Radio Television Digital News Association Bernard Shaw was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2002 in the area of Communications. 1999: Shaw became part of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame 2001: Lifetime