Bruce Morton 's broadcast career spanned more than 40 years , first at CBS , then CNN . Morton was ` ` a modern day news ##man , '' said Michael Feist , CNN 's Washington bureau chief . Morton , 83 , passed away Thursday at his Washington home .
Bruce Morton 's broadcast career spanned more than 40 years , first at CBS , then CNN . Morton was `` a modern day news poet , '' says Sam Feist , CNN 's Washington bureau chief . Morton , 83 , passed away Thursday at his Washington home .