“You
can have all the information you want in the world. If you don't have the
people raising questions and looking beneath the surface, and people being paid
to do this, you're not going to find the answers. “
– Lowell Bergman
Bergman, born on July 24, 1945, has had one of
the most prestigious careers in American journalism, working 5 decades in both
print and television news, earning almost every major journalistic award, and
now also teaching journalism at UC-Berkeley.
A native of New York City, Bergman
studied at the University of Wisconsin and UC-San Diego, starting in journalism
by co-founding the San Diego Free Press. After stints at the San Francisco Examiner and Rolling
Stone, he moved over to TV as a producer, reporter and then executive in
charge of investigative reporting at ABC News.
An original producer of 20/20, he joined CBS News as a producer
for 60 Minutes, where over the course of 14 years he produced more than
50 stories, many Emmy winners.
His investigative story into the tobacco industry,
was later chronicled in the multiple Academy Award–nominated film The
Insider, a gripping I highly commend as one of the all-time best films
about investigative journalism. Since leaving CBS he has combined his love of
print, broadcast and teaching, including working 10 years as an investigative
correspondent for The New York Times – where he won a Pulitzer Prize for
the series “A Dangerous Business.” And
he is both a producer and reporter for the PBS series Frontline. 
Named by the Society of Professional Journalist for its James Madison Freedom of Information Award for Career Achievement, he continues teaching and mentoring young journalists from around the world and serving as a conduit between student projects and their publication in some of the top media outlets. “I tell my students that if you have enough preparation, you can handle the big interviews,” he said. “You won't be intimidated.”
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