Len Knighton's Reviews > That's the Way It Is: A History of Television News in America

As a Baby Boomer, I have lived through most of the evolution of broadcast news. I grew up getting my first news of the day via CBS RADIO’s World News Roundup at 8:00 am. My first news memory is of the collision of two airplanes above New York City, December 16, 1960, broadcast on the evening news, probably by Huntley-Brinkley.
This book gives us a wonderful look back on the early years of television news and the changes we have witnessed (but may not have noticed). Cable news has taken over with the 24/7 news cycle although I continue to watch network evening news.
One disappointment: while there was a glossing over on sports, there was virtually nothing about a major segment of local news: weather. We generally don’t look to the networks or cable news outlets for weather news unless a hurricane, tornado, or winter storm is wreaking havoc but The Weather Channel is a valuable resource not only for weather conditions but produces features that not only inform but entertain. For that omission

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