He grew up in Glens Falls, NY, where he became a star athlete in high school.attended the Emma Willard School in Troy, NY and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.born in Schenectady, was the first host of NBC's "Today" show., was a television chef and best-selling author of over 50 cookbooks. "He did the only stories I could relate to.

"When that marriage ended, and the ex-wife took all the sheep, he kept the house.

He does all the editing of the story himself on his computer in his Catskill house.Hartman believes that Kuralt was in a different league than him. In 1987 his novel "was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson., a Saratoga Spring native, was the first woman to be part of a Masters telecast., best known for his role as Niles Crane on "Frasier," was born in Saratoga Springs., born in Albany, was one of MTV's original video jockeys.

"I had no intention of moving to the Catskills. "Kuralt was given a longer segment in his time; usually four or five minutes. "That would be unheard of today.

Kuralt was famous for his "On the Road" series of reports when he travelled around the country in his Winnebago searching for stories about ordinary people, which began in 1967 and ran for twenty years. Steve and Andrea Hartman, with children Meryl, George (age 12), and Emmett on the property of their home in Catskill. Steve is happily married to his wife Andrea Hartman whom they live together in Catskill, New York. I found them intriguing, and as I went into journalism he was the model that I went after. Now it’s outside my window. “We have followed you, Steve, for years, and love what you did and do. Family projects run the gamut, from trail building to identifying and learning about wildlife that call the site home. “I came here kicking and screaming a little bit.

"I'm not in Manhattan very often. "I will still sit down and watch some of his stories.

Steve Hartman Wife|Children. “She’ll find a few things she thinks fit the bill and bounce them off me,” he says. "And Hartman said he understands his work has a large following, from social media users to children in classrooms.

(Courtesy of CBS News)Steve filming an "On the Road" story in Liberia, Africa in 2018. Steve Hartman Age|Birthday. “This still needs CBS approval.

I stayed behind.” At times, he’s seriously questioned his own wisdom and financial judgment for buying the historic house — its early occupants were attacked by British-allied Native Americans during the American Revolution — and expansive surrounding property. It’s also the perfect place to raise young children. The place feels a little bit like a movie set; rolling hills, fields of hay. (Courtesy of CBS News)Steve "On the Road" in Charles City, Iowa for a 2017 "On the Road" story. "Kuralt was the only reporter I truly appreciated," said Hartman.

“There’s not a better place in the world to ride out this virus than Catskill, NY.“That’s why I say, moving out here to Catskill was the best thing I ever did because it was perfectly suited for life in quarantine,” he says.Plus, he enjoys the freedom this type of journalism affords.Steve and Andrea Hartman, with children Meryl, George (age 12), and Emmett on the property of their home in Catskill. Photo by John Halpern“I don’t worry so much about the feature reporters,” he says.

She left about a year later and took the sheep, too. We actually had a little graduation ceremony.”Feedback reflects how much people appreciate the project, which Hartman provides gratis on top of his regular CBS duties. “No words, no songs could ever express the love and gratitude my husband and I have for what you do,” an Arizona couple wrote. “But that hasn’t been the case. He absolutely loved the shows and ended up kissing me good night with a big smile on his face before going off to bed. Charles Kuralt could do it because he had earned the network's trust, and it was also a time, especially in the 1960s, with so much unrest in the country and Kuralt's reporting seemed to remind us that things will be OK."After the 2016 presidential election, Hartman worried that his kind of feature reporting might be forgotten or even obsolete. He often takes a late flight home on Tuesday and then spends a few days taking the two hours of footage and working that into a brief two- to three-minute segment that will air at the end of the Friday CBS Evening News and a longer version on CBS Sunday Morning. She passed away in 2006., who played a recurring role on "Rescue Me," and played Benny "Bugsy" Siegel on "Boardwalk Empire," attended Skidmore College. "That's 80 percent of it," said Hartman, "finding the right story.