A 27-year veteran with CBS, Herford worked as a vice president of CBS News and a producer for the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, 60 Minutes and other programs.

• 曾任分管美国十一州的芝加哥站站长，有长达三十年的电视新闻制作与管理经验，其中在哥伦比亚公司从业27年。