Daniel Schorr, 93, reporter, commentator

WASHINGTON - Veteran journalist Daniel Schorr, 93, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon's notorious "enemies list" in the 1970s, died Friday at a Washington hospital after a brief illness, his son, Jonathan Schorr, said.

Mr. Schorr's career of more than six decades spanned the spectrum of journalism - beginning in print; then moving to television, where he spent 23 years with CBS News; and ending with National Public Radio, where he worked until he died. He also wrote several books, including his memoir, Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism.

Beyond the dogged reporting, Mr. Schorr was warm, caring, and someone who taught by example, his son said.

"We're incredibly sad, but at the same time, my dad had 93 amazing years," he said. "I think all he could have wished for is a terrific, long life, where he accomplished amazing things and died peacefully in the arms of his entire family."

As a foreign correspondent, Mr. Schorr reported from Moscow; Havana; Bonn, Germany; and many other cities. While at CBS, he brought Americans the first-ever exclusive television interview with a Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, in 1957.

During the Nixon years, Mr. Schorr not only covered the news as CBS's chief Watergate correspondent, but he also became part of the story. Hoping to beat the competition, he rushed to the air with Nixon's famous "enemies list" and began reading the list of 20 to viewers before previewing it. As he got to No. 17, he discovered his name.

"I remember that my first thought was that I must go on reading without any pause, or gasp or look of wild surmise," he wrote in his book Clearing the Air. "I do not know how well I carried off my effort to appear oblivious to the discovery of my name on an ominous-looking list, but I count this one of the most trying experiences in my television career."

Mr. Schorr's stories pointing out weaknesses of the administration's programs so angered Nixon that he ordered an FBI investigation of the reporter - saying he was being considered for a top federal job. That investigation was later mentioned in one of the three articles of impeachment - "abuse of a federal agency" - adopted by the House Judiciary Committee against Nixon.

Born in New York City to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Mr. Schorr began his journalism career while in high school. He worked for the student newspaper and as a stringer for the Bronx Home News and the Jewish Daily Bulletin. During college, Mr. Schorr also worked part-time for several metropolitan dailies.

Mr. Schorr first caught the eye of famed CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow during his vivid reports on devastating flooding in the Netherlands in 1953. Murrow persuaded him to join the network, where he started out covering Capitol Hill.

After CBS, Mr. Schorr taught journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, and then in 1979 he joined Ted Turner's newly created CNN as its senior correspondent in Washington. Soon after leaving the cable station in 1985 over differences with Turner, Mr. Schorr found a home at National Public Radio as a senior news analyst. He contributed regularly to All Things Considered, and other NPR programs.

He received three Emmy Awards, among other honors that include a Peabody in 1992 for "a lifetime of uncompromising reporting of the highest integrity." He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Society of Professional Journalists in 1991.

In addition to his son, Mr. Schorr is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lisbeth; his daughter, Lisa Kaplan, and one grandchild.