Robert Joe Halderman, Letterman's Alleged Extortionist: Colleagues Describe Him As "Arrogant," "Rogue," "Womanizer"

The Daily Beast:

Stunned colleagues Friday described veteran CBS News producer Joe Halderman--who was arrested outside the network's West 57th Street offices Thursday in the alleged scheme to blackmail David Letterman--as a rogue and a womanizer, a lover of literature, a "smart fratboy," a swashbuckling journalist and an occasional barroom brawler who distinguished himself in dangerous war zones and occasionally displayed a certain reckless streak.

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