ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst blˈæk nˈɛtwɜːk nˈuːz kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt fɔːɹ ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən nˈɛtwɜːk æz ɐ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz jˌuːˈɛn ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ.
In 1962 he became the first Black network news correspondent for ABC television network as a United Nations (UN) reporter.