Email: ml2@nyu.edu

Mike Ludlum spent most of his broadcast career in New York City, where he worked in radio and television at both the local and network levels. During his more than 20 years at CBS, he served in many different capacities including news writer, editor, executive producer and news director. He was also heard on the air as the moderator of a weekly public affairs program. His favorite job was that of executive producer of a special enterprise and investigative reporting unit. Ludlum also worked at ABC Television as head writer of Good Morning America. In that capacity, he was in charge of the writing and research staffs and oversaw all scripts and interview material for the two-hour daily broadcast. He also briefed the on-air talent so they were well prepared to question major newsmakers, including presidents, prime ministers, cabinet secretaries and well-known people from all walks of life, from sports to show business.

During his years at the two networks, he was involved in coverage of such stories as the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the Johnson presidency, the end of the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, the Iran hostage crisis and many other events, from election campaigns to presidential inaugurations.