; ▁W S JB - TV ▁in ▁El k hardt , ▁Indiana ; ▁and ▁K P OL ▁radio ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁While ▁there ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁M . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁journal ism ▁from ▁U CLA ▁( 1 9 5 9 ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁writer / re porter ▁for ▁K N XT ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁became ▁b ureau ▁manager ▁and ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁the ▁CBS - owned ▁television ▁station ▁news ▁b ureau ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁covered ▁the ▁South ▁for ▁CBS ▁News , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁six - month ▁assignment ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁covered ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign s ▁of ▁Robert ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁Richard ▁N ixon . ▁ ▁Hart ▁joined ▁N BC ▁News ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁b ureau . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁national ▁affairs ▁correspond ent . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁chief ▁European ▁correspond ent , ▁based ▁in ▁London . ▁That ▁month ▁he ▁interview ed ▁Ay atol lah ▁Ru hol lah ▁K home ini ▁of ▁Iran . ▁ ▁References ▁" K home ini ▁Inter view : ▁Network s ▁Face ▁Eth ics ▁Issue ," ▁New ▁York