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9/11/1951 – 4/7/1958 CBS
Black and White/Color
Edward R Murrow, anchor
Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow, producers
See It Now pioneered many features which now seem synonymous with news reporting.They were the first to use their own footage and not newreel film. They introduced the use of field producers. Interviews were not rehearsed.
On a split screen, viewers of the first installment could see both the Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridges – spanning the continent in a single moment. This was the first live commercial coast to coast broadcast.
For seven years Murrow, with cigarette smoke swirling about him, let Americans see the world from their TV screens.
Murrow was the first commentator to publicly condemn Senator Joseph McCarthy. Although many of his stands were courageous, he attracted controversy and this often worried sponsors.
Passings
Edward R. Murrow died in 1965 of brain cancer and Fred Friendly in 1998.
Black and White/Color
Edward R Murrow, anchor
Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow, producers
See It Now pioneered many features which now seem synonymous with news reporting.They were the first to use their own footage and not newreel film. They introduced the use of field producers. Interviews were not rehearsed.
On a split screen, viewers of the first installment could see both the Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridges – spanning the continent in a single moment. This was the first live commercial coast to coast broadcast.
For seven years Murrow, with cigarette smoke swirling about him, let Americans see the world from their TV screens.
Murrow was the first commentator to publicly condemn Senator Joseph McCarthy. Although many of his stands were courageous, he attracted controversy and this often worried sponsors.
Passings
Edward R. Murrow died in 1965 of brain cancer and Fred Friendly in 1998.
