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TV news veteran Marvin Kalb comments on Sunday morning news shows & Fox News ‘course corrrection’

Posted on 10/30/2011 by freespeechforall

TVNewser posted an insightful interview with long-time TV journo Marvin Kalb.  Kalb was one of “Murrow’s Boys” at CBS News in the 1950s before heading to NBC and becoming a long-time host of “Meet the Press.” Some highlights of the … Continue reading →

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Network News Chiefs: ‘The audience ultimately will make the decision as to whether we are still relevant or capable or not’

Posted on 10/05/2011 by freespeechforall

The news chiefs from ABC, CBS and NBC got together to discuss their own relevancy at The Atlantic’s Ideas Forum in Washington on October 5.  Alex Weprin of TVNewser was there to cover it and it makes interesting reading:   … Continue reading →

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The Early Years: Chet Huntley and David Brinkley

Posted on 08/23/2011 by freespeechforall

Although CBS was the first network to air a nightly news broadcast, it was the Huntley-Brinkley Report, which premiered on NBC in 1956, that truly revolutionized the TV News Industry. The Huntley-Brinkley Report (sometimes known as The Texaco Huntley-Brinkley Report, … Continue reading →

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